One person has been shot dead and two others injured in a police raid on a second floor apartment in Rotterdam.

One police officer was also hit by a bullet but was protected by their bullet proof clothing, police said in a statement.

The raid was in connection with the discovery of a dead man in a storage space under an apartment complex in Amsterdam on Monday. He had been shot earlier that day in what police say was a gangland hit.

The investigation pointed at two suspects and led to the home on the Speelmanstraat in Rotterdam. Police raided the building at around 5 am.

Police have not released any more details about the shooting but according to the Telegraaf, the dead man is one of the suspects in the Amsterdam shooting. A woman who had been seriously injured was taken to hospital and the third person, also a suspect for the killing in Amsterdam, was arrested.

As in all fatal shootings involving the police, the incident will be investigated by the national force.