Erika Mahoney, who lost her father in the 2021 Boulder King Soopers shooting, is launching a podcast to explore the impact of the tragedy and the stories of those affected.
BOULDER , Colo. — 2025 marks a new chapter for Erika Mahoney. It's the first New Year's Eve she's truly celebrated since her father's death and without a trial looming. Erika's father, Kevin, was one of 10 people killed in the Boulder King Soopers mass shooting on March 22, 2021. This year, Erika is embarking on a new, very personal project — a podcast that will weave the stories of people surrounding the shooting together into a conversation about moving forward after tragedy.
The gunman pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but ultimately, a jury rejected that argument and found him guilty on all 55 counts. He received 10 consecutive life sentences, one each for Neven Stanisic, Kevin Mahoney, Tralona Bartkowiak, Rikki Olds, Denny Stong, Lynn Murray, Teri Leiker, Jody Waters, Suzanne Fountain, and Boulder Police Officer Eric Talley.“It was a sense of closure. It gave me answers. I feel like the community was so supportive,' Erika said about the trial. “To have it behind us is a relief.”A journalist at heart, Erika first learned she loved radio when only in third grade. She went on to study broadcast journalism at Syracuse University before working in TV news and then jumping into radio. “The very first time I went live on NPR, which was something I dreamed of doing since I was a little girl, was to cover a mass shooting,' said Erika. “When my dad was killed in a mass shooting , it was this really wild moment of realizing I'm no longer covering this, I'm living it.”As Erika lived through the realities of a mass shooting, she met countless other people with stories of their own. 'I realized, as I was reconnecting with people who were also affected by the King Soopers mass shooting that there are all of these incredible stories, and I wanted to share them,' Mahoney said. “It was mainly moving back and feeling like I could turn my pain into purpose and use my skills as a journalist to talk about this issue.
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