'I'll see my family again one day'

 

The heroic 15-year-old lone survivor of the Texas shooting spree that wiped out her family earlier this week paid a visit to a community event in her hometown Saturday, just hours after being released from the hospital.
 

Cassidy Stay, 15, was discharged from Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital Friday in good condition after being treated for minor injuries. 

The teenager survived the Wednesday shooting that claimed the lives of both her parents and all four siblings by playing dead after a bullet grazed her head.

Cassidy has been hailed a hero or having the presence of mind to call 911 and alert police that the shooter, her former uncle Robert Haskell, may be planning to kill her grandparents.

On Saturday, Cassidy and her grandfather Robert Lyon attended a celebration of life organized in Spring to remember their slain loved ones. 

 

In a voice filled with emotion, as seen in a video of the event recorded by Click2Houston.

Cassidy Stay then told those in attendance she is certain that she and her family will be reunited someday.

'I know that my mom, dad, Bryan, Emily, Becca, and Zach are in a much better place, and that I'll be able to see them again one day,' she said.

Cassidy then flashed a smile and exclaimed, 'Stay Strong,' which has become a rallying cry for the girl's family and the Spring community.

Katie Stay, 34, her husband, Stephen, 39, and four of their five children between the ages of 4 and 14 were shot dead in their suburban Houston home on Wednesday.

Ronald Haskell, 33, has been charged with capital murder in connection to the massacre.

During his first court appearance Friday, a disheveled-looking Haskell with handcuffs on his wrists collapsed in twice as a prosecutor read out details of the crime.

The heavyset man had to be lifted into a wheelchair and removed from the courtroom.

Authorities have said Haskell was searching for his ex-wife, Katie Stay's sister, Melanie, when he came to the Stays' home in Spring. 

He tied up the family and put them face-down on the floor before shooting each in the back of the head, according to investigators. The family had refused to say where Haskell could find his ex-wife.

Investigators have said that Cassidy Stay suffered a skull fracture from a bullet graze but survived by playing dead to call 911 and warn police that Haskell planned to shoot other relatives.

Haskell was eventually cornered in front of the home of Cassidy's grandparents and taken into custody.