Man sentenced after stabbing 7-year-old at Walmart ‘for the rush,’ then attacking Dollar Tree employee — Aurora, Colorado

AURORA, Colorado — PARKER, Colo. (Gray News) – A man in Colorado was sentenced after going on a random stabbing rampage that left three people injured, including a 7-year-old boy who was stabbed at Walmart.

Luke Barkhaus pleaded guilty to felony child abuse and two counts of first-degree assault in connection with the January 2025 stabbings, according to the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

The attack began with Barkhaus stabbing someone near their eye at a restaurant, KMGH reported.

Then he visited a Dollar Tree in Aurora, where prosecutors said he stabbed an employee’s head. Afterward, Barkhaus attacked a 7-year-old child at Walmart.