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Police are currently conducting an operation following gunfire directed at a group of men in the southern part of Sydney.

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A major police operation is under way in Sydney’s south after shots were fired at a group of men.

Police were called to Brighton-Le-Sands, around 4km from Sydney Airport, about 3.15pm today following reports of a shooting near the Grand Parade.

Multiple officers are on the scene after an unknown person shot in the direction of three men standing near a parked car, police say.

Sydney shooting Brighton-Le-Sands
Police were called to Grand Parade in Brighton-Le-Sands at around 3.15pm. (9News)

An Audi SUV allegedly drove into The Boulevarde and shot at the men before leaving the scene.

The three men also left before police arrived.

Police then found three cars with bullet holes and a nearby building was also damaged.

A crime scene has been established and The Boulevarde is closed between The Grand Parade and Trafalgar Street.

A short time after the shooting, police found an Audi SUV, matching the description of the car, on fire on Windarra Street in Narwee.

Sydney Brighton-Le-Sands shooting
Police then found three cars with bullet holes and a nearby building was also damaged. (9News)

Witness Susan called into 2GB and told Clinton Maynard her husband was stuck in traffic on Grand Parade when he saw shots being fired outside of a car.

She said her husband allegedly saw two men fire bullets from a moving car before fleeing the scene.

“Then the car sped off and was speeding throughout all the traffic,” she said.

“Complete shock, he’s in shock.”

Brighton-Le-Sands shooting
A crime scene has been established and an investigation is ongoing. (9News)

The witness couldn’t confirm if anyone was hurt in the incident.

No injuries have been reported.

NSW Police has been contacted for comment.

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