Clara Hardwell, 33, was shot multiple times in the front yard of a Linderman Avenue home in West Monroe, Louisiana, on September 23, 2021. Police say the shooting followed an argument outside the residence; Hardwell was taken to a local hospital and died. Family members described the dispute as growing out of a small sum of money and said Hardwell was believed to have been pregnant.

Investigators identified Richard Lee Gilbert as the suspect; officers located and arrested him the same night and he was booked into the Ouachita Parish Correctional Center with bond set at $1,000,000. Prosecutors charged him with second-degree murder, alleging the fight began over five dollars involving Gilbert’s mother, Shirley, and that Gilbert acted after being told his mother had been struck. At trial witnesses described multiple shots and an immediate escape, and one nearby witness said Hardwell was on the ground and was not seen with a weapon.

Does anyone who knew Clara or was in the Linderman Avenue area that night have information that could shed more light on what happened?