{"id":53409,"date":"2025-11-14T20:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/53409\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:13:10","slug":"suspect-arrested-in-shooting-of-last-chance-u-coach-john-beam-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/53409\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect arrested in shooting of \u2018Last Chance U\u2019 coach John Beam, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) \u2014 A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of college football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series \u201cLast Chance U\u201d and remains in critical condition after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Few other details were available. It was the <a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/oakland-laney-college-shooting-66b864cc370c1f3c7dee206cf5b389e6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">second shooting<\/a> in two days at a school in Oakland. <\/p>\n<p>Mayor Barbara Lee described Beam as a \u201cgiant\u201d and a mentor, educator and lifeline for young people. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor over 40 years, he has shaped leaders on and off the field, and our community is shaken alongside his family,\u201d Lee said. <\/p>\n<p>The Netflix docuseries focused on athletes at junior colleges striving to turn their lives around, and Beam\u2019s Laney College Eagles starred in the 2020 season. Beam came across as competitive, but he also seemed to form connections with his players. <\/p>\n<p>Two of Beam\u2019s former players \u2014 brothers Nahshon and Rejzohn Wright, now in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints \u2014 posted on social media after the shooting. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou mean the world to me,\u201d Rejzohn Wright said in a post with a photo of Beam. <\/p>\n<p>His brother shared a photo of the coach alongside a broken heart emoji. <\/p>\n<p>Beam, currently serving as athletic director, joined Laney College in 2004 as a running backs coach and became head coach in 2012, winning two league titles. According to his biography on the college\u2019s website, 20 of his players have gone on to the NFL. <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"html-embed-module-a50000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"ap-btn-whatsapp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va7Tv2j59PwNEyqGCi1y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><br \/>\n      Follow on<br \/>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761599047_434_\" alt=\"WhatsApp\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Peralta community is devastated by his shooting and deeply concerned for his well-being. We are stunned and heartbroken that such violence has touched our campus,\u201d Mark Johnson a spokesperson for Peralta Community College District said in an emailed statement on Beam\u2019s current medical status. <\/p>\n<p>Beam\u2019s shooting came a day after a student was shot at Oakland\u2019s Skyline High School. The student is in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Catalini reported from Morrisville, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OAKLAND, Calif. 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