Armed man’s daughter, six, visits Westfield in Mount Druitt where he died saying, “Bye, I love you.”

The family of a machete-wielding man shot dead by NSW Police at a western Sydney shopping centre have demanded ‘answers’ and to view footage of the incident.

Police established a crime scene after shooting a machete-wielding man dead at Mt Druitt Westfield on Saturday. Picture: TNV

The family of a machete-wielding man shot dead by NSW Police at a Western Sydney car park have demanded “answers” and to view footage of the incident, as they gathered at the scene.

His wife, who became embroiled in a fight with several women before the shooting, shuffled heavily in her slippers to the spot marked by flowers where he died.

Tears roll down her eyes as she is held up by grieving relatives and friends.

The man’s mother shouts out to her son holding a towel to her wet eyes: “I want to see the police officer’s face who took my Anthony, I want to see the man who killed my boy.

“I miss my boy, I want to see Anthony, someone please tell me I’ll see him again.”

The scene on Monday afternoon at the rooftop carpark of Westfield Mount Druitt comes two days after 29-year-old labourer Anthony, a father of two, was gunned down by police as he ran towards a group of women arguing, including his wife, wielding a 50cm machete he had pulled out from his car.

The brother of a machete-wielding tradie, 29, shot dead gunned down by police as he approached a group of brawling women including his wife, visited the Mount Druitt Westfield where he died. Picture Thomas Lisson

Anthony died at the scene despite paramedics’ efforts to resuscitate him with the officers involved in the incident hailed for their courageous actions.

Earlier in the day, his six-year-old daughter visited the floral tribute marked a concreting trowel with his nickname “Aza” burned into the handle.

Softly spoken, she waved at the flowers, accompanied by her aunt, and whispered, “Bye, I love you.”

The family are now consulting with the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, which investigates misconduct within the police force, and are demanding answers and to view the CCTV footage capturing the events of Saturday afternoon.

Anthony’s brother Filipo said: “The family is very distressed, we want answers, we are angry and we are speaking with the LECC, we haven’t got the footage but we want to see it.”

Police say a melee broke out at the car park opposite Hoyts cinema when two groups of six women in their mid-20s clashed.

“It was just a sheer fluke that they had met,” according to Assistant Commissioner Gavin Wood.

The man shot down by a police officer with a revolver was a tradie nicknamed Aza. Picture Thomas Lisson

It is not known what the fight was over but investigators maintain none of the women had any gang connections or criminal history.

Police claim the row involving the man’s wife was the reason for the shooting.

Mr Wood alleged Anthony had gone to his car stationed in the vicinity and “returned with what I would say was a large machete”.

“If anyone had seen it, you’d be alarmed by it … it was a very large machete,” he said.

It is understood officers ordered the man to drop the machete as he marched in the direction of the rowing women.

The six-year-old daughter of tradie Anthony placed her teddy bear at the floral memorial marking the spot where her father died. Picture Thomas Lisson

Mr Wood branded the two officers on the scene as “brave.”

A critical incident team from State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad is leading the investigation into the police shooting.

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Originally published as Armed man’s daughter, six, visits Westfield in Mount Druitt where he died saying, “Bye, I love you.”