US EditionCollege football coach John Beam from ‘Last Chance U’ has died after being shot, Oakland police say
John Beam, Laney College athletic director and former coach, died after a targeted shooting; police arrested two suspects and recovered two firearms, officials said.
- On Nov. 13, 2025, John Beam, Laney College athletic director, was shot shortly before noon inside the Laney College Field House on the 900 block of Fallon Street, and police secured the facilities.
- Laney College athletic director John Beam rose to national attention after Netflix's `Last Chance U` in 2020, building a decades-long coaching career at Skyline and Laney with 15 league championships and over 20 NFL players.
- Authorities arrested 27-year-old Cedric Irving Jr. early Friday at the San Leandro BART station after an overnight manhunt; police said Irving knew Beam but `did not have a relationship` and described Beam as `targeted`, while motive and charges remain pending.
- Coach John Beam `passed away this morning` from his gunshot wound, and Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee praised law enforcement, saying `This arrest is a testament to the effective collaboration and dedication of our law enforcement community.`
- The shooting came less than 24 hours after a student was wounded at Skyline High, and officials say the Oakland Police Department investigation remains active with FBI assistance.
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Dycus: Why legendary coach John Beam meant so much to Oakland
OAKLAND – On a nondescript September morning last fall, John Beam sat in his Laney College office, one decorated with trophies, photos and other reminders of his nearly innumerable football successes as a high school coach at Skyline and at the collegiate level down the road at the Oakland junior college, and admitted that the rumors were true. But in the same building where Beam was tragically gunned down Thursday, he did not spend the next ho…
American football coach John Beam became famous in the Netflix series Last Chance U. On Friday, he died in a shooting at Laney College in Oakland, California.
Becomes very popular after being at the center of a program of the famous platform, the coach died after being hit by a bullet at the head.
College Athletic Director Featured on Netflix’s Last Chance U Shot at Laney College Campus – Knowhere News
Oakland, California – A college athletic director who rose to national attention through season five of Netflix’s Last Chance U was shot on campus Thursday afternoon, leaving the Laney College community shaken. The incident, first detailed by Mediaite, occurred shortly before noon at the Laney College Fieldhouse in Oakland. Shooting Reported at Laney College Fieldhouse Authorities confirmed that John Beam, Laney College’s longtime Athletic Direc…
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