Texas lawyer, 46, is shot and killed by McDonald's customer after asking man to stop shouting at staff after being enraged by his order

A Texas attorney was shot dead by an irate McDonald's customer after he tried to calm him down and told him to stop shouting at staff about his order. 

Jeffrey Limmer, 46, stepped in when a customer started shouting at McDonald's employees at the branch on 8147 Katy Freeway, Houston, on Saturday at 6pm.

Limmer tried to calm the man down and then as they fought outside the store, the angry man went to his car, pulled out a gun and shot him twice. 

The gunman then fled the scene in an early 2000s blue Ford pickup truck and has not yet been identified. 

Limmer's sister, Jennifer Thomas, told ABC13 it was unsurprising Limmer had stepped in, saying, 'he's always wanted to fight for the little guy and do the right thing.'

Jeffrey Limmer, 46, stepped in when a customer started shouting at McDonald's employees at the branch on 8147 Katy Freeway, Houston, on Saturday at 6pm

He tried to calm the man down and then as they walked out of the store together arguing, the angry man walked to his car, pulled out a gun and shot him

According to Thomas, Limmer lived near to the McDonald's and went there often. 

He worked as an attorney in a local law office, Lewis Brisbois, having attended the University of Texas and then graduated law school at South Texas College of Law.

Thomas said he had likely gone to the McDonald's on Saturday evening to get some work done. 

She said he had spent all of his career trying to help others, so she wasn't surprised to hear that he had tried to help the employees. 

'Knowing Jeff, he's the one who always says, "Calm down. It's not that big of a deal," and divert the situation', she said.

'He's always wanted to fight for the little guy and do the right thing.'

She said he was a 'good Samaritan who is trying to do the right thing and not letting those employees at McDonalds go through that.'

The Houston Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at 8147 Katy Freeway at about 6pm on Saturday.

A customer at the McDonald's was angry with his order and had started shouting at employees, detectives told ABC7. 

Limmer tried to calm the customer down and drew his attention from the staff. 

They started arguing and then fighting outside the store. 

Limmer's sister, Jennifer Thomas, told ABC13 it was unsurprising he had stepped in, saying, 'he's always wanted to fight for the little guy and do the right thing.'

Thomas said he had likely gone to the McDonald's on Saturday evening to get some work done

She said he was a 'good Samaritan who is trying to do the right thing and not letting those employees at McDonalds go through that'

Limmer pushed the angry customer to the floor, according to the detectives, and then the man got off the floor and ran to his car. 

He took a gun out of his car and shot Limmer twice, before fleeing in his pickup truck. 

Limmer then ran back into the McDonalds where staff called paramedics.

His friend, Greg Monteverde, told Fox26: 'Utilizing cuss words and other profanities, Jeff stepped in to try and de-escalate the situation try and calm him down. I thought it was brave. I respect it.

'I think a lot of us knew Jeff to be that type of individual. In school, he would invite somebody who wasn't the most popular student to a party or things like that.' 

He added: 'He's in Heaven. He's looking down on all of us saying it's going to be OK.' 

The suspect has not yet been identified.