Manhunt after gun fired during jewellery robbery at Sydney shopping centre

A man is on the run after an armed robbery in which shots were fired in a violent attack at a Sydney shopping centre.

A man has been arrested and another is on the run after an armed robbery at a shopping centre in Sydney’s west.

Officers rushed to a jewellery store inside Carnes Hill Marketplace shopping centre on Kurrajong Rd after reports of an armed robbery at 4:45pm.

Two men entered the store, smashing glass cabinet displays, before a shot was fired and the men fled the scene, police say.

A jewellery store has been robbed in western Sydney. Two males entered the store in Carnes Hill around 4.45 pm and smashed glass display cabinets. A gun was fired and they fled the scene with jewellery. Police say one man has been arrested but a second fled on a motorbike. #7NEWSpic.twitter.com/wm4kmZZjZQ

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The officers were directed towards a motorcycle outside the centre, where they found two men.

They apprehended and arrested a male pillion passenger, however the motorbike rider fled the scene.

Police seized a firearm and various items of jewellery in a search of the man.

The alleged thieves smashed glass cabinets to get to the expensive jewellery, police said.

Video of the alleged robbery was caught by bystanders. Picture: 7 News

A large-scale manhunt is now underway, with specialist police and officers from neighbouring areas assisting.

Police helicopters are in the area in a desperate search for the man.

There is no ongoing threat to public safety, police say.