Houston attorney Jeffrey Limmer met his tragic death when he was shot and killed by a McDonald’s customer who was outraged over his order. Yep, you read that right – a fast food dispute turned deadly.
How could a simple order at McDonald’s escalate to such a violent and senseless act? Well, let me break it down for you. “It all started when Limmer tried to intervene when the customer demanded a refund from an employee at the McDonald’s on West Interstate Highway 10 service road at about 6 p.m. on Saturday.”
Instead of calming down, the gunman then turned his attention to Limmer and the pair began to argue.
The altercation turned physical as the two went to the parking lot, where Limmer shoved the man to the ground, cops said.
The customer retrieved a gun from his car and shot Limmer before fleeing in a blue Ford pickup truck.
Limmer was declared dead at the scene. No arrests have been made, police said.
“Knowing Jeff, he’s the one who always says, ‘Calm down. It’s not that big of a deal,’ and divert the situation,” Limmer’s sister, Jennifer Thomas, told ABC 13. “He’s always wanted to fight for the little guy and do the right thing.”
Limmer lived near the McDonald’s and often ordered from the location, 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 that her brother was trying to placate the man who killed him, as he’d spent his entire life helping others.
As his family waits for the shooter to be caught and brought to justice, she said they’re proud he stood up for what he believed in.
“A good Samaritan who is trying to do the right thing and not letting those employees at McDonalds go through that,” Thomas said.
This is an unfortunate incident, remember that no meal is worth losing your cool over. In the grand scheme of things, it’s just food. Try and keep tempers in check and treat each other with a little more kindness and understanding. It’s the least y’all can do in honor of Jeffrey Limmer, who tragically lost his life over something so trivial.
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