(Photo : Lewis Brisbois Law Firm)
Jeffrey Limmer, a 46-year-old associate at the Lewis Brisbois law firm, was killed Saturday at a Houston McDonalds, following an altercation with an upset male patron, loved ones said.

A Texas attorney shot to death inside a McDonalds was reportedly trying to quell a customer angry over his food order.

Jeffrey Limmer, a 46-year-old associate at the Lewis Brisbois law firm, was killed Saturday at a Houston McDonalds, following an altercation with an upset male patron, loved ones said. Witnesses said Limmer spent his final moments trying to calm the man down, before the situation escalated and turned physical.

The suspect retreated to his vehicle to grab a gun. He then shot Limmer several times before fleeing in a 2000s blue Ford pickup truck, police said. 

Limmer was pronounced dead on the scene. 

"Knowing Jeff, he's the one who always says, 'Calm down. It's not that big of a deal,' and divert the situation," his sister, Jennifer Thomas, told KTRK-TV. "He's always wanted to fight for the little guy and do the right thing."

Thomas said she and her parents were at her daughter's graduation when they received the earth-shattering news of her brother's death.

"He loved fiercely – his family and friends," Thomas recalled. "Always laughing, making jokes, and just loving life."

No arrests have been made.