The incident was sparked after thieves had stolen an ATM machine in Almada, just south of Lisbon during the early hours of Wednesday morning.

A car, mistakenly believed to have been involved in the robbery, was spotted shortly afterwards in Lisbon.

The driver of the vehicle failed to comply with police orders to stop apparenlty due to not having a licence.

This led to a shoot-out during which 30 rounds were fired, culminating in the death of a female passenger.