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Inset: Onyx Sands (WAVE). Left: Edward Sark. Right: Shelby Bisconer (Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections).
In a tragic road rage incident, a woman from Kentucky has confessed to her involvement in a shooting that left a young girl paralyzed. Shelby Bisconer, who was scheduled for trial this week, has instead admitted guilt to wanton endangerment charges for her part in injuring 6-year-old Onyx Sands, as reported by local Fox affiliate WDRB. Her sentencing is set for November 3.
The unfortunate event took place on July 10, 2023, in Louisville.
Authorities have identified Edward M. Sark, who was 22 at the time, as the individual who allegedly fired the shot that struck the child. Sark faces an upcoming trial in November, where he will be charged with first-degree assault and four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.
According to court documents cited by WAVE, the incident involved motorcyclists aggressively weaving and speeding through traffic on the day of the shooting.
Motorcyclists were weaving and speeding through traffic on the day in question, according to court documents obtained by WAVE.
One of the bikers, Sark, allegedly shot out the back window of the SUV where the young girl was riding. He struck Onyx in the back, severing her spine, according to the GoFundMe started for her family.
Bisconer rode on Sark’s bike. Authorities said she also fired several shots at the SUV.
AJ Gibbs, assistant special agent in charge of ATF’s Louisville Field Division, told reporters in a press conference that the shooting was a “selfish act of others.”
Bisconer was released on house arrest.
A third man, Jonathan Rivera, was indicted federally for being a convicted felon with a gun, but not for shooting the child. He has since pleaded guilty and is required to testify against Sark.
“I feel a lot better,” Onyx told WAVE of the arrests.
“Despite the obstacles that Onyx now faces, this little girl has shown tremendous spirit and bravery,” Gibbs said. “Onyx’s mother put it best that Onyx is a perfect little girl.”
The GoFundMe says that her mother, nurse Chyna Sands, must now work “around the clock” to care for her daughter.
From the campaign:
She should not be “glued down” to the hospital bed as she describes it. She should be “flipping and flopping” like the energetic 6 year old that she is. With this new information Onyx’s mom, a registered nurse who has committed to taking care of others cannot work as she now has to provide around the clock care for her baby girl. We want to ensure that her mother is able to be with her as much as possible and being that she is a single mother who works very hard saving lives as a nurse, this will be a tough task for her to take on because she will not be able to be away from Onyx for 12 hours at a time. We want to help support her through this new transition.
The life-changing injury affected how she eats dinner or brushes her teeth, according to WDRB.
“I don’t think I’ll ever have peace of mind,” Chyna Sands told the outlet. “Nothing that we can do to these people will ever change what my baby has had to go through.”