QUINCY - Hundreds marched through the streets of Quincy Sunday in a show of unity against gang violence.

The procession left North Park in Quincy and marched down the street with people chanting, "We want justice," "No more violence," and "Stop gang violence."

Sunday concluded nine days of marching after 40-year-old Ramiro Munoz Jr. was shot and killed Sept. 23 near North Park in Quincy. He was shot in the street after confronting a group of young men with gang ties firing guns in the air near the park, according to witnesses.

But the marches will continue the second Sunday of every month, beginning at North Park, said Raquel Munoz DeLaGarza, Junior's wife of 11 years.

"It doesn't matter if it's snowing, if it's raining, we're going to bring our boots and our other weather gear and we're going to do it," she said.

"We want our town back," she said. "We want to clear the streets from the gangs, drugs, anything that's not good for us, our town, our kids ... It feels great to know that we're all on the same page and I know we've got a team behind me and we're going to be able to accomplish what we want."

Several steps need to be taken to make Quincy safer, said Munoz DeLaGarza. She would like to see neighborhood block watches formed, new laws enacted to curb violence and kids educated in schools about the danger of gang violence, she said.

Junior's brother, Guadalupe Munoz, is hopeful that the demonstration will change the town.

"Hopefully this helps us get our town back, stops the violence," he said. "I've talked to kids and my nephews and everybody: violence is not the way. We need to stop somewhere."

Munoz wants to fulfill his brother's legacy by starting a youth group for kids in Quincy, he said.

Junior's nephew, Adrian Tapia, 13, appreciated the outpouring of community support for his uncle's memory and the effort to relieve gang violence in Quincy.

"It feels good, because he has a lot of respect and he has a lot of family and friends, uncles, nephews and everything and we love him very much," he said.