Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
In an attempt to rob a subway token booth, the defendant and two other individuals set it on fire, killing the token clerk inside. The defendant's contention that statements he made to the police should have been suppressed is without merit. Under the circumstances of this case, a reasonable person, innocent of any crime, would have believed he was free to leave the presence of the police (see, People v Yukl,
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