Marty's March against violence this morning

MODESTO -- Family and friends of homicide victim Marty Kent ask residents and victims of violent crime to “take a stand with us against violence and unite our community” by joining Marty’s March today.

The march is set to begin at 11 a.m. outside McHenry Bowl, at 3700 McHenry Ave.

Marty, 17, was shot and killed outside his house in the 900 block of Leon Avenue in west Modesto on Jan. 2.

Authorities have arrested two men suspected in the homicide.

To learn more about the case and the march, go to www.martysmarch.org