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Peter R de Vries: Dutch crime journalist wounded in Amsterdam shooting
Source: BBC
Peter R de Vries: Dutch crime journalist wounded in Amsterdam shooting
7 July 2021
A prominent Dutch crime journalist has been seriously wounded after being shot on a street in Amsterdam.
Police said Peter R de Vries was taken to hospital in a serious condition after being gunned down in the city centre on Tuesday evening.
National broadcaster NOS said he was attacked minutes after appearing on a TV chat show.
Video showed him lying on the ground with an apparent wound to the head.
NOS cited eyewitnesses as saying five shots were fired at close range and Mr de Vries was hit in the head.
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7 July 2021
A prominent Dutch crime journalist has been seriously wounded after being shot on a street in Amsterdam.
Police said Peter R de Vries was taken to hospital in a serious condition after being gunned down in the city centre on Tuesday evening.
National broadcaster NOS said he was attacked minutes after appearing on a TV chat show.
Video showed him lying on the ground with an apparent wound to the head.
NOS cited eyewitnesses as saying five shots were fired at close range and Mr de Vries was hit in the head.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57743233
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Source: Reuters
Crime reporter Peter de Vries fighting for life after Amsterdam shooting
Reuters in Amsterdam
Tue 6 Jul 2021 23.12 BST
Dutch crime reporter Peter de Vries, known for his work in exposing the criminal underworld, has been shot and seriously wounded on a street in Amsterdam.
Three suspects were detained, including the possible gunmen, police said, without providing details.
“He was seriously wounded and is fighting for his life,” Amsterdam’s mayor, Femke Halsema, said in a televised news conference. “He is a national hero to us all. A rare, courageous journalist who tirelessly sought justice.”
De Vries was shot five times, including once in the head, according to local media.
Police cordoned off the area of the shooting near the downtown Leidseplein square as officers collected video footage, witness statements and forensic evidence. De Vries, 64, is a celebrity in the Netherlands, as a frequent commentator on television crime programmes and as an expert crime reporter with sources in both law enforcement and the underworld.
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Reuters in Amsterdam
Tue 6 Jul 2021 23.12 BST
Dutch crime reporter Peter de Vries, known for his work in exposing the criminal underworld, has been shot and seriously wounded on a street in Amsterdam.
Three suspects were detained, including the possible gunmen, police said, without providing details.
“He was seriously wounded and is fighting for his life,” Amsterdam’s mayor, Femke Halsema, said in a televised news conference. “He is a national hero to us all. A rare, courageous journalist who tirelessly sought justice.”
De Vries was shot five times, including once in the head, according to local media.
Police cordoned off the area of the shooting near the downtown Leidseplein square as officers collected video footage, witness statements and forensic evidence. De Vries, 64, is a celebrity in the Netherlands, as a frequent commentator on television crime programmes and as an expert crime reporter with sources in both law enforcement and the underworld.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/06/dutch-reporter-peter-de-vries-shot-and-seriously-wounded-in-amsterdam