Pictured: The moment a young woman, 22, wielding a huge butcher's knife was shot dead by police outside a Sydney Hungry Jack's - just minutes after she stood casually slurping a soft drink with her weapon by her side

• The 22-year-old woman was shot in the chest, police confirmed
• A male officer fired one shot after a taser and capsicum spray were used 
• The women was 'walking around with a large kitchen knife', police say  
• 'The copper just shot her in the stomach,' witness claims
• Shooting took place in West Hoxton, western Sydney, at 11.45am 

By Sarah Dean for Daily Mail Australia and Sarah Michael and Louise Cheer

Published: 20:38 EST, 9 February 2015 | Updated: 04:57 EST, 10 February 2015

A woman has been shot dead by a male police officer at a Hungry Jack's store after wielding a large kitchen knife.

Police attempted to taser the 22-year-old and also used capsicum spray on her before a male constable 'resorted to using his firearm,' police said on Tuesday afternoon.

The incident took place outside the fast food chain in West Hoxton, in Sydney's west at 11.45am. 

'A number of tactical options were deployed,' NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Frank Mennilli said.

The women was 'walking around with a large kitchen knife' and had been spotted 'running around the street earlier in Carnes Hill,' he said. 

The officer who shot her is  'distraught' and the woman's family have not all been contacted yet.

'I would like to pass on my condolences to the friends and family of the deceased... we are still in the process of contacting the family,' Mr Mennilli added. 

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Police said they tried a 'number of tactical options' before shooting the 22-year-old woman

A photo obtained by Channel 7 shows the victim sipping on a drink and brandishing a knife by a service station next to Hungry Jack's 

Police and Forensic Service personnel on the scene of a shooting at a fast food restaurant at West Hoxton

In a statement NSW Police confirmed: 'A woman, who had a knife in her possession, was injured following a confrontation with police.

'The woman, who is believed to be in her early twenties, was assessed on site by Ambulance Paramedics but died at the scene.' 

A father, daughter and son who live across the road from Hungry Jack's - with their backyard backing onto Hoxton Park Road - told Daily Mail Australia they saw ‘two police officers approach the girl’. 

‘They moved towards her and then shot her,’ Alan Sobbi, 45, said.

‘We live facing the Hungry Jack's. We had a view of the whole thing.

‘We heard two shots. The police and ambulance came from all over the place. Ambulance took about 10 to 15 minutes to get there.

‘We heard a bang, bang and everything came to a standstill,’ Mr Sobbi said. 

Police reportedly spent time trying to revive the woman after she was shot 

Many shocked witnesses caught the moment the 22-year-old was shot on their camera phones 

Police confirmed a woman, who had a knife in her possession, was injured following a confrontation with police

Young woman shot dead outside Hungry Jack's in Sydney's west

These images are thought to show the spot, marked by orange cones, where the woman was shot dead

‘The girl was the only one outside. We think she was trying to hold up the petrol station. An incident happened near the service station last week. Policemen chasing the person but there were no shots that time.

‘My son said he saw something in her hand. We saw a group of police officers with some trying to revive her,’ he added.

His daughter Emily Sobbi, 21, said: ‘It was shocking. It was hard to see someone being revived for their life outside my window.’

Aymen Sobbi, 17, said he was about to take a shower before the incident happened.

'I looked out the window... and saw two police officers get out [of their car],' he said.

Forensic teams took photos and gathered evidence from the street corner where the woman was shot

The women was 'walking around with a large kitchen knife' police said

She had been spotted 'running around the street earlier in Carnes Hill' NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Frank Mennilli said

Aymen recalled seeing a police officer wave his arms above his head and seconds later heard two gun shots 'one after another'.

'At that moment I was quite shocked, I called my sister to come up,' he said. 

Before the woman was shot, Aymen said she was holding food in her hands, but was unable to confirm if she was behaving erratically.

'She was just standing there at the time as I was getting ready,' he said.

After the woman was shot, Aymen said police worked to revive her for about half an hour to 45 minutes.  

Another witness, who did not want to be named, said he was stopped in his car 30 metres away and saw police shoot the girl. 

A critical incident team from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad will investigate the shooting

Police are at the scene of the shooting outside a Hungry Jack's store in west Sydney

The woman, who is believed to be in her early twenties, was assessed on site by Ambulance Paramedics but died at the scene 

Police tape has cordoned off the streets and roads have been closed 

‘Basically I just saw a girl run away from the Hungry Jack's, servo area to the corner of Cowpasture Road,’ he told Daily Mail Australia.

‘There were four or five officers basically running towards her and she was trying to run away and the copper just shot her in the stomach. 

‘She was surrounded by all four corners so the only way out was to run towards a cop anyway, it would have been a hard situation.

The witness said he didn’t see anything in her hands.

‘I saw her put her hands up and saw her put her hands down towards her belt and then she got shot,’ he said.

‘She may have been trying to grab something. I didn’t see a big butcher’s knife in her hand or her lunge at police.’ 

Police were called to the fast food restaurant at West Hoxton shortly before midday

All circumstances surrounding the incident before the 'discharge of a firearm' will be investigated

The witness said police immediately began trying to revive her.

‘Basically the cops scrambled all over her and they had her on her back trying to revive her,’ he said.

Police were also spotted by a caller to radio station 2GB trying to revive someone.  

'A critical incident team from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad and assisted by investigators from South West Metropolitan Region will now investigate all circumstances surrounding the incident, including the woman’s actions prior to police intervention and the discharge of a firearm,' a police statement said.

'That investigation will be overseen by the Professional Standards Command.

'All information will be provided to the Coroner who will determine the cause of death and make any findings about the events leading to the woman’s death.' 

A police operation is underway in West Hoxton near Hoxton Park Road and Cowpasture Road,' police confirmed

Local people and police are gathering at the scene of the shooting

Reports have claimed emergency services tried to revive someone at the scene 

A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman told The Sydney Morning Herald the woman died at the scene.

'NSW Ambulance responded to reports of a gunshot wound ... the patient has since died at the scene,' the spokeswoman said.

NSW Police told Daily Mail Australia: 'A police operation is underway in West Hoxton near Hoxton Park Road and Cowpasture Road.

'Road closures and traffic diversions are in place. No further information is available at this time.'

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Anyone who can assist police should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. 

This stock image shows the scene of the alleged shooting at a Hungry Jack's

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