June 19, 2017 6:15 PM By Jeremy Ross <\/p>\n
(CBS) An Amtrak conductor shot at Napervilles train station last month is still hospitalized but on the mend and with high spirits, his wife tells reporters. <\/p>\n
Michael Cases wife, Sara, has been by his bedside every day ever since the May 16 shooting. <\/p>\n
Weeks ago, the 45-year-old Amtrak employee was in critical condition. Today, hes in serious condition but is no longer in the ICU. His family continues to be grateful for that improvement. <\/p>\n
Cases family was at his side on Fathers Day. <\/p>\n
Hes had multiple surgeries. Hes able to talk, unable to eat solid foods but on occasion walking around. Doctors say he may get out of the hospital within a couple of weeks. <\/p>\n
The shooting occurred May 16 at Napervilles commuter rail station. A 79-year-old train passenger from Wisconsin is charged with shooting Case after Amtrak employees tried to prevent the man from getting off at the wrong stop. <\/p>\n
Edward Klein, the alleged shooter, is being held in jail. <\/p>\n
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the Case family. <\/p>\n
Jeremy Ross is a general assignment reporter for CBS 2. Jeremy joined the station in July 2014. He is an award-winning journalist, who came to CBS 2 from WITI-TV in Milwaukee. Before that, he worked in Lansing, Mich. Jeremy, who is... <\/p>\n
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