Crosses placed at site to be given to victims' families

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REPORTER: ALTHOUGH THE SUN IS SHINING IN EL PASO, A DARK CLOUD HANGING OVER THE CITY AFTER THE TRAGIC EVENTS. THAT IS WHY ONE MAN I SPOKE WITH SAID HE WAS COMPELLED TO COME HERE AND HELP IN ANY WAY HE CAN. >> THIS WILL BE A 4000 MILE TRIP. REPORTER: GREG LEFT HIS HOME IN ILLINOIS AFTER NEWS OF THE SHOOTING BROKER, ARRIVING IN EL PASO SUNDAY MORNING WITH A HEAVY HEART AND A TRUCK FULL OF SUPPLIES. ZANIS OWNS THE COMPANY CROSSES FOR LOSSES. FOR YEARS, HE’S BEEN BRINGING HIS HANDMADE CROSSES TO THE SITES OF SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S WORST TRAGEDIES. >> YOU PUT A HAND ON A CROSS. I PUT A HAND ON A CROSS AND WE PRAY, AND THAT’S IT. REPORTER: HE SAYS GIVING FROM THE KINDNESS OF ONE’S HEART HELPS THOSE WHO NEED IT, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO GIVE IT. >> I’M ASKING PEOPLE TO COME DOWN HERE AND START WRITING MESSAGES. I’M ASKING YOU TO COME DOWN HERE AND BRING A TEDDY BEAR OR A FLOWER OR SOMETHING. IT HELPS YOU TOO. REPORTER: HE BELIEVES TOGETHER IS THE ONLY WAY TO OVERCOME TRAGEDY. HIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE TONIGHT. >> I WANT THEM TO GO HOME AND LOVE SOMEBODY THAT THEY’RE HATING. REPORTER: THE NOW MORE THAN 20 CROSSES HE MAKES TODAY MAY BE A SOMBER REMINDER, BUT THE CROWDS OF PEOPLE WHO SIGN THEM AND WRITE MESSAGES TO THE VICTIMS IS A STRONGER SYMBOL OF LOVE. >> TODAY, LOVE WINS. AMEN. REPORTER: HE SAYS ULTIMATELY HE HOPES HE CAN HELP WITH THE HEALING PROCESS, ALTHOUGH WE KNOW THE VICTIMS, THE FAMILIES, AND THE ENTIRE BORDERLANDS COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE A VERY LONG ROAD AHEAD OF

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While the sun was shining Monday in El Paso, a dark cloud hangs over the Borderlands after the tragic events that unfolded over the weekend. That's why one man KOAT spoke with said he felt compelled to drive to El Paso to help any way he could.“This will be a 4,000 mile trip,” Greg Zanis said.Zanis left his home in Illinois on Saturday after news of the shooting broke, arriving in El Paso on Monday morning with a heavy heart and a truck full of supplies.Zanis owns the company Crosses For Losses.For years, he's been bringing his handmade crosses to the sites of some of the country's worst tragedies.“You put a hand on a cross. I put a hand on a cross and we pray, and that's it,” Zanis said.He said giving from the kindness of one's heart helps those who need it, as well as those who give it.“I'm asking people to come down here and start writing messages. I'm asking you to come down here and bring a teddy bear or a flower or something. It helps you, too,” Zanis. He believes together is the only way to overcome tragedy. He even had a message for everyone.“I want them to go home and love somebody that they're hating,” Zanis said.The more than 20 crosses he made Monday may be a somber reminder of the tragedy, but the crowds of people who signed them and wrote messages to the victims is a stronger symbol of love.“Today, love wins. Amen,” Zanis said.