SYDNEY, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- A major police operation has been launched after multiple gunshots were fired outside a shopping center in southwest Sydney on Friday morning.

A statement from the police force in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) said that emergency services were called to reports of shots fired outside a gym at a shopping center in Gregory Hills, 45 km southwest of central Sydney, at around 8:35 a.m. local time on Friday.

Police officers arrived and found that a number of shots had been fired at a man who subsequently left the scene.

NSW Police said that two males armed with firearms were seen at the scene and dressed in black clothing with face coverings.

There were no reported injuries.

Two witnesses told Nine Entertainment radio that they heard up to 10 gunshots and that members of the public sheltered in nearby businesses.

A large police presence was deployed to the shopping center where a crime scene was established, and investigations into the incident commenced. Enditem