1.   Conway admitted two robberies and one attempted robbery.

2.   He also admitted two other robberies and one attempted robbery.

3.   But he ruled out robbery or attempted robbery as possible motives.

4.   They three knew one another from hanging out in Bushwick, near where they attempted their robberies along the border with Ridgewood, Queens.

5.   Police said he ran after a man who attempted a robbery.

6.   Adams called for an investigation into the circumstances of the killing, which happened when police stopped a gang attempting a robbery.

7.   According to the police, the two men attempted the robbery after they became aware that the wages were delivered to their unit.

8.   He ran after a man who police said attempted a robbery.

9.   Then, in the course of a week last June, he was linked to robberies or attempted robberies at four fast-food businesses in Queens.