Defendant's motion to suppress was properly denied. We see no reason to disturb the court's credibility determinations, which are supported by the record ( see, People v. Prochilo, 41 N.Y.2d 759, 761).
The court properly exercised its discretion in refusing to excuse for cause a prospective juror who indicated to the court that a close friend had been shot to death but that she would try not to let that affect her ability to be impartial ( People v. Williams, 63 N.Y.2d 882; People v. Middleton, 220 A.D.2d 202, lv denied 87 N.Y.2d 848). This prospective juror never expressed any actual bias; therefore, she was not required to make an unequivocal declaration overcoming a bias that she never stated she possessed ( compare, People v. Torpey, 63 N.Y.2d 361).
Concur — Nardelli, J.P., Wallach, Tom and Andrias, JJ.