CRANDON, Wis. (AP) -- The condition of Crandon shooting survivor Charlie Neitzel has been upgraded to fair.

Officials at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield say the 21-year-old Pickerel man had surgery today to remove debris from his wounds.

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He initially had been reported in critical condition with wounds suffered in the shooting rampage that left six of his friends dead.

They were having a pizza party during Crandon High School's homecoming weekend when it happened early Sunday.

Authorities say an off-duty sheriff's deputy who was trying to patch up things with a former girlfriend got in an argument with her, left and came back with an assault rifle and started shooting.