HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The City of Huntsville filed suit against Malcolm Gopher and the 708 Bar and Grill business owners in May, citing several incidents of gun-related violence, assaults, and drug-related activity. The city filed an injunction that shut the bar down.

On Monday, City Attorney Trey Riley made the statement in support of a preliminary injunction, saying that the closing of 708 Bar & Grill "may have already saved lives."

Riley has asked the city council to bar Gopher from speaking about the court case during city council meetings. Gopher said that Riley may have a separate agenda that's unrelated to the court-imposed injunction.

“I feel like the city attorney is just making those statements are far-fetched. How many people have died in 708? Is he really saving lives or

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