Houston lawyer shot and killed by a McDonald’s customer outraged over the order

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From Patrick Reilly

In Houston, a lawyer was shot by an angry McDonald’s customer after he tried to calm the man who was upset about his order, according to police.

The 46-year-old attorney, identified by family as Jeffrey Limmer, tried to intervene when the customer demanded a refund from an employee at the McDonald’s on West Interstate Highway 10 around 6 p.m. Saturday.

Instead of calming down, the shooter then turned his attention to Limmer and the two began arguing.

The argument became physical as the two walked to the parking lot, where Limmer pushed the man to the ground, troopers said.

The customer retrieved a gun from his car and shot Limmer before fleeing in a blue Ford pickup.

Limmer was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no arrests, police said.

“Knowing Jeff, he’s the one who always says, ‘Calm down.’ “It’s not that big of a deal to deflect the situation,” Limmer’s sister Jennifer Thomas told ABC 13. “He always wanted to fight for the little guy and do the right thing.”

Limmer lived near McDonald’s and often ordered there, his sister said. He attended the University of Texas and received his law degree from South Texas College of Law.

He worked as an associate at the Lewis Brisbois law firm in Houston.

Thomas said she wasn’t surprised her brother tried to appease the man who killed him, since he spent his entire life helping others.

As his family waits for the shooter to be caught and brought to justice, they said they are proud that he stood up for what he believed in.

“A good Samaritan trying to do the right thing and not letting the McDonalds employees go through this,” Thomas said.