Overview
- He pleaded guilty to capital murder of a child under 10, attempted capital murder of a child under 10, and aggravated assault with a weapon.
- By accepting the plea, Clare cannot appeal his sentence.
- The April 10, 2023 attack killed 11-month-old Willow Gardner and wounded her 2-year-old sister, Rosalie, and their mother, Mariah Lee Gardner, at a home on Robinhood Place.
- Police arrested Clare shortly after the attack at a home on Haskin Drive; investigators later recovered the gun used in the shooting through search warrants.
- State District Judge Joel Perez imposed the sentence during a hearing where Gardner delivered a victim impact statement, and court records identify Clare as 53 and a former Alamo Heights nurse practitioner.