PARIS — A police counterterrorism raid in Brussels linked to the Paris attacks turned into a chaotic shootout on Tuesday, leaving one suspect dead clutching an assault rifle, at least one other on the run, four officers wounded and an entire neighborhood in a traumatized lockdown.

A spokesman for the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office, Eric Van Der Sijpt, said many residents of the apartment building targeted in the raid had fled. He could not say how many suspects were involved.

Confusion and conflicting reports over the number of people killed and wounded in the shootout prevailed in the hours after the raid, which started between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. in a section of Brussels known as Forest and involved both Belgian and French officers. Television coverage showed dozens of officers and police vehicles converging on the neighborhood.

Prime Minister Charles Michel said at a news conference Tuesday evening in Brussels that police operations were still continuing.