Man walks with 200-pound cross to honor Texas church shooting victims

Miguel Zamora has a cross to bear after the Texas church shooting.

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas -- A Texas man is on a special mission to pay his respects to the victims of the Texas church shooting.

Miguel Zamora, of New Braunfels, is walking 40 miles to the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs while carrying a large and heavy cross.
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He said he hopes to deliver the cross to the church to commemorate the 26 lives lost in the Nov. 5-mass shooting.

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The cross has 26 stars to represent each of the people killed. It weighs about 150 to 200 pounds, Zamora says.

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Local resident Jamie Rose (L) is hugged by church member Raymond Antonio as she delivers flowers, at the entrance to the First Baptist Church on November 6, 2017.none

Local resident David Cesillas, who says he helped wounded churchgoers, reacts at the entrance to the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.none

Local resident Meredith Cooper (L) and her daughter Holly arrive to place flowers at the entrance to the First Baptist Church with nurse Heather Rostrom.none

FBI agents search for clues at the entrance to the First Baptist Church, after a mass shooting that killed 26 people in Sutherland Springs, Texas on November 6, 2017.none

Mona Rodriguez, Jayanthony Hernandez, 12 and Juanita Rodriguez, from left, participate in a candlelight vigil held for the victims of the shooting.none

Community members come together for a candlelight vigil for the victims of a deadly church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017.none

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott attends a candlelight vigil held for the victims of a fatal shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017.none

From left are Christopher Rodriguez, Esmeralda Rodriguez, Mona Rodriguez, Jayanthony Hernandez, 12, and Juanita Rodriguez participate in a candlelight vigil for the victims.none

Mourners participate in a candlelight vigil held for the victims of a fatal shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017.none

Mourners participate in a candlelight vigil for the victims of a fatal shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017.none

A candlelight vigil is observed on November 5, 2017, following the mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.none

Annabelle Pomeroy, 14, was killed in the mass shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, her parents confirmed.none

Texas state troopers erect a barricade to control traffic near the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.none

Law enforcement officials gather near the First Baptist Church following a shooting on November 5, 2017 in Sutherland Springs, Texas.none

Members of the FBI walk next to the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs after a fatal shooting, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas.none

The man admitted to having reached the point of exhaustion, saying he's tired and his shoulder hurts, but he continues on his journey to make sure Sutherland Springs doesn't grieve alone.

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