Dutch crime reporter badly wounded after shooting in Amsterdam street

The 64-year-old is known for his fearless reporting on the Netherlands’ underworld.

Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries has been taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said. Picture: AP Photo/Peter Dejong

One of the best known crime reporters in the Netherlands has been shot and taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.

Peter R de Vries was shot in central Amsterdam after making one of his regular appearances on a current affairs television show.