The charges said the victim “had over 250 BB wounds with a large concentration of them centered on the left side of his chest.”

By Paul Walsh Star Tribune

https://www.startribune.com/sentence-tops-32-years-for-man-who-claimed-fatal-shooting-near-hinckley-was-hunting-accident/600282526/?refresh=true

JUNE 14, 2023 — 8:30AM

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A judge has sentenced a Chisago City, Minn., man to more than 32 years after he was convicted of murder in a shooting that he claimed was a hunting accident.

John T. Quitter,37, was sentenced Tuesday in Pine County District Court after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder and fleeing police in connection with the shooting on Sept. 6 near Hinckley that killed Colton J. Abbott, 33, of Sandstone.

Quitter’s sentence from Judge Heather Wynn of 32 years and seven months was at the top of the range recommended by state guidelines. With credit for time in jail since his arrest, Quitter is expected to serve nearly…