John Quitter faces second-degree murder charges in the case.

• TOMMY WIITA
• SEP 8, 2022

Pine County Jail

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A man who brought another man shot with “hundreds” of BB pellets to a hospital has been charged with his murder.

John Thomas Quitter, 36, of Chisago City, has been charged with second-degree murder, illegal weapons possession and fleeing police in connection to a shooting that happened on Tuesday, according to court records.

The fatal shooting killed Colton James Abbott, 33, from Sandstone.

According to the complaint:

On Tuesday, Sept. 6 at about 6 a.m., deputies with the Pine County Sheriff’s Office went to Essentia Health in Sandstone after Abbott was dropped off at the facility, where he later died.

Over 250 BB wounds were found on the left side of Abbott’s chest, according to the complaint. He also had an open wound on his right inner forearm, as well as a…