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We
have
some
disturbing
news
to
report
out
of
Houston,
Texas,
where
an
associate
at
an
Am
Law
100
firm
was
shot
and
killed
after
acting
as
a
good
Samaritan
at
a
local
McDonald’s.
Lewis
Brisbois
associate
Jeffrey
Limmer
was
fatally
shot
shortly
after
he
attempted
to
de-escalate
a
dispute
at
the
fast-food
restaurant.
Local
ABC
affiliate
KTKR
has
additional
details:
According
to
detectives,
a
customer
was
angry
with
employees
over
his
order
and
demanded
a
refund.
The
victim,
46-year-old
Jeffrey
Limmer,
tried
to
calm
down
the
customer
and
the
customer
then
focused
his
attention
on
Limmer.The
fight
went
outside,
and
Limmer
pushed
the
customer
to
the
ground,
according
to
detectives.
The
customer
then
went
to
his
car
to
pull
out
a
gun
and
allegedly
shot
Limmer
before
he
fled
the
scene
in
an
early
2000s
blue
Ford
pickup
truck.
Limmer’s
sister, Jennifer
Thomas,
said
she
wasn’t
surprised
that
her
brother
tried
to
help
in
the
tense
situation.
“He’s
always
wanted
to
fight
for
the
little
guy,”
she
said.
She
went
on
to
call
her
late
brother
“a
good
Samaritan
who
[was]
trying
to
do
the
right
thing.”
The
man
who
shot
Limmer
is
still
at
large.
Anyone
with
information
is
on
Limmer’s
assailant
is
urged
to
contact
the
HPD
Homicide
Division
at
713-308-3600
or
speak
anonymously
to
Crime
Stoppers
at
713-222-TIPS.
We
here
at
Above
the
Law
would
like
to
extend
our
condolences
to
Jeffrey
Limmer’s
family,
friends,
and
colleagues
during
this
difficult
time.
Attorney’s
sister
says
she’s
not
surprised
he
tried
calming
angry
customer
when
he
was
killed
[KTKR]
BigLaw
associate
identified
as
good
Samaritan
fatally
shot
at
McDonald’s
[ABA
Journal]
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