The District Attorney’s Office says the December killing of a 17-year-old provides justification for a gang injunction in Santa Ana’s Townsend Street neighborhood. Defense attorneys say prosecutors are exploiting the death.

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The District Attorney’s Office says the December killing of a 17-year-old provides justification for a gang injunction in Santa Ana’s Townsend Street neighborhood. Defense attorneys say prosecutors are exploiting the death.