Wounded man calls police, dies

A 26-year-old man was shot in the face at 1:10 a.m. Saturday in West Philadelphia and managed to call police himself - before dying at the scene 13 minutes later.

Officers from the 12th District responding to a report of gunshots in the area located the victim in a parked car outside 4915 Springfield Ave.

The unidentified man was pronounced dead by medics at 1:23 a.m., according to Philadelphia Police Department spokeswoman Officer Tanya Little.