[Mastador1]

n January, Zimmerman was accused of assault by his girlfriend, but no charges were filed after she recanted her allegation.

He was also arrested in November 2013 on domestic violence allegations after his girlfriend called police. His girlfriend later recanted her story and charges were never filed.

In what way are these statements pertinent to Zimmerman being shot?

[Enterprise]

Exactly. Not enough information in the article. We have to wait for more.