a masked gunman who fired eight shots in a shopping mall remains on the run in sydney 's west hours after police started the manhunt .
it is believed the incident took place shortly after 2 pm , when the man fired a series of shots into the air outside before he fled the scene .
` my wife and i were eating at billu 's indian restaurant when this gunman appeared out of the middle of nowhere and fired away , ' no one was injured in the incident that