Liberty City, Texas (KLTV) - A candlelight vigil was held tonight for 16-year-old Hailey Blake in the same park where she and her father, Shawn Blake, were shot to death on Labor Day.

The Sabine High School Student Council organized the ceremony for their classmate to bring together the community in memory of Hailey.

Friends, classmates, and strangers who attended the vigil shared memories, prayer, and the grief of their loss.

“I always have one kid in every class I look at when I’m talking because they make me feel comfortable, and that was Hailey‚" said Emily Cirilo, Blake’s Spanish teacher.

Cirilo was not only Blake’s teacher, but a long time family friend. Cirilo’s daughter and Blake started kindergarten together, and 11 years later Cirilo reflects on how Blake lit up every room sh

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