Police are investigating after an armed robbery in Moorebank overnight.

About 9.20pm (Saturday 31 December 2016), emergency services were called to a restaurant on Stockton Avenue, Moorebank, following reports a man had entered the store armed with a firearm.
Police have been told the man threatened the employees and demanded money before firing the weapon once into a wall at the premises.

The man then left the premises on foot in an unknown direction.

He was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket and black pants.

Officers from Liverpool Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene at the location.

No one was physically injured during the incident.

Inquiries are continuing.