Video: Gun shot fired as failed Australian heist is caught on camera Witnesses saw four masked men drive up outside the shopping centre early on Monday. According to local media, the van was about to make a delivery a few minutes ahead of the attempted robbery. Two of the masked men approached the van with one of them hitting a guard with the butt of a gun while the other fired a shot into the air, according to local media reports. "With so many people around and a mixture of crowds and firearms and offenders who may be desperate to get what they want, obviously there's a risk to the public," New South Wales state police Superintendent Michael O'Toole told reporters. "We'll investigate this matter and do what we can to bring those people to justice," he added. The offenders did not get any money and escaped in a car, according to local media who also reported that no one was seriously injured in the incident.