Dutch crime reporter dies after shooting on July 6

Peter R de Vries regularly worked for Dutch network RTL (Peter Dejong/AP)

One of the Netherlands’ best-known crime reporters who was shot earlier this month in an attack in Amsterdam has died, according to Dutch media reports.

Peter R de Vries, who was widely lauded for fearless reporting on the Dutch underworld, was shot on July 6 after making one of his regular appearances on a current affairs television show.