John Beam, a football coach featured on Netflix’s “Last Chance U” and the Laney College athletic director, has died, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California, campus, police announced.

At a news conference on Friday, Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell said that Beam died Friday morning.  

“We are devastated that John Beam, our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, coach, mentor and friend, has passed,” Beam’s family said in a statement that was read at the briefing.

Piedmont Police Chief Frederick Shavies, who knew Beam since he was in 8th grade, said at the news conference, “John was so much more than a coach. He was a father figure to thousands of not only men, but young women, in our community.” 

Laney College athletic director John Beam

Laney College athletic director John Beam

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The announcement was made hours after police said an arrest had been made in connection with the shooting. A law enforcement source confirmed to CBS News Bay Area that the suspect has been identified as 27-year-old Cedric Irving Jr.

Police said Irving was located by Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies at the San Leandro BART station around 3:15 a.m. on Friday.

Assistant Police Chief James Beere said the suspect knew Beam but did not have a relationship. 

“This was a very targeted incident,” Beere told reporters. “And I will say that Coach Beam, although they did not have a close relationship, was open to helping everybody in our community. And this is not uncommon for him to have a relationship with someone that he would think needs help. In this case, I can just tell you that the individual that was arrested went to the campus for a specific reason.”

Beere also said the suspect, who was not a Laney student, was known to have loitered on or around the campus. Beere added that the suspect once played high school football in the city of Oakland, but did not play for a team that Beam coached. 

“I’m grateful to the Oakland Police Department and our dedicated law enforcement partners for their swift work in making an arrest in the shooting of Coach Beam,” Mayor Barbara Lee said Friday. “This arrest is a testament to the effective collaboration and dedication of our law enforcement community.”

Beam was the former head football coach for the Laney College Eagles and gained national recognition in the Netflix docuseries “Last Chance U.” The fifth season of the series followed the Eagles during the 2019 season. Before coming to Laney College, Beam was the longtime head football coach for Oakland’s Skyline High School, leading the Titans to 15 league championships, 11 section championships, and four undefeated seasons.

This is a breaking news update. More information to be added as available.

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