In audio of police call, Trayvon Martin’s father worries about son

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SANFORD, Fla. — Before 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot in a gated community here, and before 28-year-old George Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder in Martin’s death more than six weeks later — before the protests in between, and before the anguish — there was a confused father worried for his son’s whereabouts.

In police recordings provided to NBC News under a freedom of information law, Trayvon’s father, Tracy Martin, speaks with Sanford police the morning after his son was shot and killed.

Click here to listen to Tracy Martin’s call for help

Click here to listen to police dispatch calling Tracy Martin back

Tracy Martin is unaware of what’s happened and calls to ask if he can file a “missing persons report.”

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