New police video may show gunman in S. Phila. slaying

Authorities yesterday released an enhanced video that may show the gunman leaving the area where 23-year-old Beau Zabel, an aspiring teacher from Minnesota, was killed in South Philadelphia. Homicide detectives hope the video - which can be viewed at www.philly.com - will help them identify the man seen concealing an object in his waistband near the 800 block of Ellsworth Street, where Zabel was shot in the neck early Sunday morning.

"He's someone that we absolutely would like to identify, bring him in, and talk to him," said Homicide Capt. James Clark. Zabel, who left Minnesota about six weeks ago to teach math in the city while he earning a teaching certificate at Drexel University, was robbed and slain about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. His iPod was stolen from his front left pocket. Detectives studied surveillance tapes from South Philadelphia businesses near the scene and surrounding areas and have video recordings from ...