Police are searching for a suspected gunman who drove off after shooting a man in the carpark of a restaurant at Merrimac on the Gold Coast this afternoon.

The gunman got out of a car allegedly being driven by a 19-year-old woman and fired shots into a parked vehicle containing two men off Gooding Drive, police believe.

He then drove away without the woman.

Multiple shots were fired at a car at Merrimac on the Gold Coast. (9NEWS)

A 24-year-old man was shot in the leg and he and his companion drove to the Robina Hospital, a Queensland Police Service spokesman said. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The woman was arrested at the scene and charged with attempted murder, Inspector Jim Plowman said.

The attack may have been motivated by a love triangle, 9NEWS understands, with the victim understood to be the woman’s ex-boyfriend.

“Just after 3.30pm… a car pulled up with offenders in it… one guy got out with a handgun and fired a number of shots into a second vehicle,” Insp. Plowman said.

Police were called to the Merrimac scene about 3.40pm. (9NEWS)

“He fired the shots and when the female was out of the driver’s seat he got in and fled the scene.”

Police were called to the scene about 3.40pm (AEST) and are continuing to search for the gunman, who is believed to have driven off in a small black car.

“We are well aware of who the actual offender is who fired the shots, and we’re presently trying to locate him,” he said.

Police have responded to a Merrimac address after reports of multiple gunshots. (9NEWS)

“This was not a random attack, there was a motive for it… it’s no general concern to the public – it was involved parties known to each other.”

The suspected gunman remains on the run, and the police response is ongoing.