General Assignment Reporter

Elizabeth Hernandez

Elizabeth Hernandez covers social justice and equity issues for The Denver Post, plus a little bit of this and a little bit of that. She ed the newspaper as an intern in 2014 and just kept coming to work until they hired her in 2015. The first-generation college student and CU Boulder graduate has experience covering higher education, civil rights issues and topics for younger readers and underrepresented communities. In 2020, she won the Colorado Press Association’s Rising Star Award, but her biggest accomplishment is when a source thanks her for listening.

In this June 1, 2025 photo provided by Lisa Turnquist, Boulder, Colorado attack suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman is seen as he launched a fiery attack on demonstrators at an outdoor mall, Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (Lisa Turnquist via AP)

How the Boulder fire attack unfolded: Calm, confusion, chaos — ‘he’s out to kill us’

June 3, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.

Terror erupted as attacker burned demonstrators calling for release of Israeli hostages.

Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was paralyzed during the 1999 attack on Columbine High School, right, holds Sue Townsend’s hand during a vigil to honor all of those impacted by the Columbine High School shooting, at First Baptist Church in Denver on Friday, April 19, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Columbine High School shooting survivor dies decades after tragedy. Her tenacious spirit is ed.

February 18, 2025 at 12:59 p.m.

Anne Marie Hochhalter was among the most injured survivors of the 1999 shooting.

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