Benefit planned for man injured in northwest Minnesota farmstead shooting

Contributed By Matt Henson November 06, 2026 at 5:28 PM Listen Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? BROOKS, Minn. — A benefit will be held this weekend for a man who was shot in the head during a burglary at his northwest Minnesota farmstead. The shooting happened Sept. 20 just outside of Mentor, Minnesota. ADVERTISEMENT Shawn Qualley, 55, suffered a traumatic brain injury in the incident. Qualley has returned home from the hospital but undergoes intensive therapy each week. On Saturday, Nov. 7, a benefit will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Pits at 27710 250th St. SE, in Brooks, Minnesota. "Loss of vision, the limited vision he has is really hard, the TBI still has him really confused at times," said Andrea Qualley, Shawn's daughter. The man arrested in the shooting, 79-year-old Leslie Manford of Bagley, has been charged with attempted murder. You can donate to the Qualley family through his Support Now page . READ MORE FROM MATT HENSON Messages of hope support patients at Altru Cancer Center 13h ago Driver charged in fatal Cass County crash settles Grand Forks cases 18h ago 'My life was completely changed': Grand Forks woman recalls being struck by man chasing people with car 1d ago Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Tags Tags CRIME AND COURTS FUNDRAISERS POLK COUNTY By Matt Henson Matt Henson is an Emmy award-winning reporter/photographer/editor for WDAY. Prior to joining WDAY in 2019, Matt was the main anchor at WDAZ in Grand Forks for four years. Listen to this article Conversation ADVERTISEMENT What To Read Next Minnesota Recounts rarely change Minnesota election results 19h ago · By Ryan McNamara Minnesota Red Lake woman gets life in prison for killing her 2 children 20h ago · By Staff reports Northland Outdoors Deer opener brings different rules on both sides of the Red River 1d ago · By Matthew Freeman ADVERTISEMENT Get Local Must Reads Moorhead How will vacant Moorhead City Council, Moorhead School Board seats be filled? 6h ago · By Ingrid Harbo North Dakota Driver charged in fatal Cass County crash settles Grand Forks cases 18h ago · By Matt Henson Business Sisters developing Kindro app to help users find their chosen family 6h ago · By Stephanie Dickerson Lifestyle What if this winter’s forecast holds true? 5h ago · By Don Kinzler