The lone survivor of a triple murder-suicide near Claresholm wants to attend a memorial in Lethbridge for two aspiring baseball players, says a spokesman for her family.
Shayna Conway, 21, remains in a private room at the Foothills Medical Centre, where she continues to undergo rehabilitation on her left leg and left hand.
“To the family, it seems like there has been little progress,” family friend Rob Dale said in an e-mailed statement, “but to those who are not seeing Shayna every day, there is encouragement over her progression. She continues to push herself each day in rehab.”
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In fact, Dale says she’ll be getting increased physio, occupational therapy and recreational therapy as her progress continues. Hospital staff plan to to as much as four hours per day of physiotherapy with Conway.
Dale said there’s no timetable for her release from hospital, although it’s unlikely anything will happen for at least a few more weeks.
“One thing Shayna is intending to do is attend a memorial in Lethbridge,” he added.
Conway was shot three times at close range with a 9-mm handgun while travelling along Highway 2 near Claresholm.
Her friend Tabitha Stepple, 21, died along with aspiring baseball players Tanner Craswell, 22, and Mitch MacLean, 20, when Stepple’s ex-boyfriend, Derek Jensen, 21, rammed their vehicle off the road, then began shooting at the four occupants.
Jensen, who was from Lethbridge, then killed himself.
A public memorial service for Craswell and MacLean will be held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge at 3 p.m. on Jan. 14.
It will be hosted by southern Alberta’s baseball community, including the Prairie Baseball Academy, where the young men went to school, the Lethbridge Bulls and the Vauxhall Baseball Academy.
The memorial service will also recognize Stepple and Conway.
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