A waiter in the eastern Paris suburb of Noisy-le-Grand was shot dead by an angry customer.

This was after he was made to wait for a sandwich on the night of Friday August 16, as confirmed by a source close to the investigation.

Effort to revive the 28-year-old waiter shot in the shoulder with a handgun was unsuccessful and he reportedly died at the scene of the pizza and sandwich restaurant.

A murder investigation has been opened by the police to apprehend the man who fled the scene of the incident.