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Public invited to groundbreaking for garden honoring Oxford mass shooting victims

By Jack Nissen
Published  June 28, 2023 5:16pm EDT
Oxford High School Shooting
FOX 2 Detroit

Family of Hana St. Juliana wants permanent memorial at Oxford High School

The family of Hana St. Juliana, one of four students tragically killed at Oxford High School, is pushing for the Oxford school district to create a permanent memorial for all four students killed that day.

OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2) - More than a year and a half since the community was shaken by a tragic mass shooting, the Oxford community will be invited to the groundbreaking of Hana's Garden - a public space intended to honor Hana St. Juliana, and the three other students that died on Nov. 30, 2021.

The garden, which was planted at Seymour Lake Township will open on Aug. 6 at 2 p.m. 

At 1 p.m., Vendors attending the groundbreaking ceremony will donate a portion of their proceeds to the Hana St. Juliana Fund. They include several small businesses that sell wares and pastries and food.

According to a release announcing the garden, the project is the first overseen by the fund. "The fund’s intent is to remember and celebrate the lives of the Oxford High School shooting victims and support initiatives that can prevent a similar tragedy in the future," it read.

Any other donations will be directed to fund for immediate projects. 

St. Juliana, as well as Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre and Justin Shilling died from their injuries after a teenager opened fire inside the Oxford High School. Several other teens and a student were also injured.