58 crosses and a vigil on the Las Vegas Strip — PHOTOS
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Jessica Reyes of Las Vegas, 7, holds a candle as she walks past crosses honoring the victims of Sunday night’s shooting during a vigil at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Victoria Karp of Las Vegas and student at Bishop Gorman, 17, places flowers at crosses honoring the victims of Sunday night’s shooting during a vigil at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Humberto Solano of Las Vegas, 44, and his daughter Delayla, 7, hold hands as they walk past crosses honoring the victims of Sunday night’s shooting during a vigil at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal) @jajuarezphoto
People gather at a vigil honoring the victims of Sunday night’s shooting at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Michelle Velasquez of Banning, California, 51, writes a note honoring the victims of Sunday night’s shooting during a vigil at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Desiree Vale of Yerba Linda, California watches as motorcycles and trucks drive by a vigil honoring the victims of Sunday night’s shooting at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People gather at a vigil honoring the victims of Sunday night’s shooting at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Cheyanne Reyes, 11, left, her mother Nicole Reyes, 39, second from left, Stephen Hart, 52, second from right, and Michele Shelor, 50, right, all of Las Vegas gather during a vigil honoring the victims of Sunday night’s shooting at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Kris Brown, co-president of the Brady Campaign and Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, cries during a vigil at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The organization gathered 6,000 signatures nationwide in remembrance of the victims of Sunday night’s mass shooting. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Greg Zanis is hugged by Lee Pex during a vigil in remembrance of the victims of Sunday night’s shooting at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People gather in prayer at a vigil honoring the victims of Sunday night’s shooting at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Sherri Camperchioli, left, and Jordan Cassel place photos of victims of Sunday’s mass shooting on crosses left in their memory near the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Sherri Camperchioli, left, and Jordan Cassel place photos of victims of Sunday’s mass shooting on crosses left in their memory near the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Shayla Moffitt, with her son Cayson, 6, look at crosses for the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting placed near the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
People look at crosses for the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting placed near the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Bryan Moffitt, from left, with children Cayson, 5, Addyson, 8, and wife Shayla write messages on a large sign following Sunday’s mass shooting near the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
People take pictures of crosses for the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting placed near the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Photos of victims of Sunday’s mass shooting on crosses left in their memory near the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
A woman looks at a memorial, following Sunday’s mass shooting, near the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
People look at crosses for the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting placed near the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
People write messages on a large sign following Sunday’s mass shooting near the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
People re-light candles at a memorial for victims of Sunday’s mass shooting placed at the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in Las Vegas on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
People gather to pay their respects to the victims of the Route 91 Harvest mass shooting at a makeshift memorial on Las Vegas Boulevard near Mandalay Bay on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Rebecca Williams of Las Vegas, 28, holds a candle at a vigil in remembrance of the mass shooting victims along The Strip nearby Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The shooting on Sunday night killed 58 people and wounded over 500 others. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Bob Descena of Las Vegas, 59, kneels at a vigil in remembrance of the mass shooting victims along The Strip nearby Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The shooting on Sunday night killed 58 people and wounded over 500 others. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Jim Synder of Las Vegas, 51, attends a vigil in remembrance of the mass shooting victims along The Strip nearby Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The shooting on Sunday night killed 58 people and wounded over 500 others. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
The Mandalay Bay is visible across from a vigil in remembrance of the mass shooting victims along The Strip in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The shooting on Sunday night killed 58 people and wounded over 500 others. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Rebecca Williams of Las Vegas, 28, holds a candle at a vigil in remembrance of the mass shooting victims along The Strip nearby Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The shooting on Sunday night killed 58 people and wounded over 500 others. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
A photograph of Stacee Etcheber is placed at a vigil in remembrance of the mass shooting victims along The Strip nearby Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The shooting on Sunday night killed 58 people and wounded over 500 others. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Jerome Maynor Jr., left, and his newly-married wife Desire Maynor, right, both of Pittsburg attend a vigil in remembrance of the mass shooting victims along the Strip nearby the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The shooting on Sunday night killed over 50 people and wounded over 500 others. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Las Vegas Metro Police Sgt. Charles Jivapong holds a candle as a Las Vegas resident lights it during a vigil in remembrance of the mass shooting victims along The Strip nearby Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The shooting on Sunday night killed 58 people and wounded over 500 others. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Las Vegas Metro Police Sgt. Charles Jivapong stops by a vigil in remembrance of the mass shooting victims along The Strip nearby Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The shooting on Sunday night killed 58 people and wounded over 500 others. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
A man attends a vigil in remembrance of the mass shooting victims along The Strip nearby Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The shooting on Sunday night killed 58 people and wounded over 500 others. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
A photograph of Stacee Etcheber is placed at a vigil in remembrance of the mass shooting victims along The Strip nearby Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. The shooting on Sunday night killed 58 people and wounded over 500 others. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
ICU nurse Devin Danner, 25, of Conway, Arkansas shows off her fresh Las Vegas tattoo at Club Tattoo inside Planet Hollywood, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Brett Davis, right, of Australia gets a Route 91 Harvest memorial tattoo from artist Justin Vanbibber at Club Tattoo inside Planet Hollywood, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Brett Davis, left, of Australia gets a Route 91 Harvest memorial tattoo from artist Justin Vanbibber at Club Tattoo inside Planet Hollywood, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
ICU nurse Devin Danner, 25, of Conway, Arkansas get a Las Vegas memorial tattoo from artist Jose Carlos Del Campo at Club Tattoo inside Planet Hollywood, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
ICU nurse Devin Danner, 25, of Conway, Arkansas get a Las Vegas memorial tattoo from artist Jose Carlos Del Campo at Club Tattoo inside Planet Hollywood, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Brett Davis of Australia shows off his Route 91 Harvest memorial tattoo at Club Tattoo inside Planet Hollywood, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Las Vegas resident Sydney Patterson, 22, gets a Las Vegas memorial tattoo from artist Bexx at Club Tattoo inside Planet Hollywood, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Las Vegas resident Sydney Patterson, 22, gets a Las Vegas memorial tattoo from artist Bexx at Club Tattoo inside Planet Hollywood, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Tattoo artist Justin Vanbibber works on a Las Vegas memorial tattoo at Club Tattoo inside Planet Hollywood, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
People on Thursday gathered at the iconic Welcome to Las Vegas sign on the Las Vegas Strip to honor the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting.
Earlier in the day, Greg Zanis, a retired carpenter from Chicago, arrived with 58 crosses to honor those who were killed.
According to The Associated Press, Zanis has become well-known for erecting more than 20,000 of the markers over the past two decades, including after the Columbine and Sandy Hook school shootings and the massacre at an Orlando nightclub.
The crosses, which Zanis said took him two days to cut and paint, feature a red heart.
He plans to keep the tribute up for 40 days before giving the crosses to the families of the victims.
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