The appellant, Jacorey Barber, a juvenile, was convicted of malice murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and theft by receiving stolen property. 1 On appeal, Barber con *522 tends that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a statement he made to police, and that the trial court erred in overruling the Batson 2 challenge that Barber raised to the state’s striking of two jurors. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. •

*522 1. The evidence would have authorized a rational trier of fact to find that Barber shot and killed the victim, who owned a small supermarket near where Barber lived, because Barber was angry over several statements that the victim had made to Barber when Barber was in the victim’s store. Having reviewed the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict, we conclude that a rational trier of fact could have found Barber guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crimes for which he was convicted. 3

2. We find no merit to Barber’s contention that the trial court erred by admitting into evidence a statement that Barber made to the police. 4 Furthermore, the failure of the police to comply with OCGA § 15-11-19 (a) (3) did not, by itself, render Barber’s statement inadmissible. 5

3. Barber next contends that the trial court erred in overruling Barber’s Batson challenge to the striking of two jurors. We disagree. The trial court found that the prosecutor’s reasons for striking these jurors were sufficiently race neutral to overcome Barber’s allegation of racial discrimination, and we cannot conclude that that finding was clearly erroneous. 6

Judgment affirmed.