LIBERTY CITY, Texas — A community still healing from the tragic deaths of a father and daughter gathered Tuesday night at the Liberty City park where they were killed.

A prayer vigil was held to remember the lives of Hailey, and her father Shawn Blake as an entire community begins to heal and mourn.

“It means a lot to be able to just be here for her,” a close friend of Hailey’s Warren Royal said.

Royal was friends with Hailey and her twin sister, Kelly. He said the park had always been a regular hangout spot for them, from their grade school days up until now. It was also the place where he first met Hailey.

“We'd have a specific time after school and just be up here hanging out,” Royal said. “Doing what friends would do in elementary and middle school.”

Pastor Carl Mohn at Grace B

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