OAKLAND - John Beam, a 66-year-old junior college football coach who gained fame at Laney College in Oakland, died from gunshot wounds after being shot Thursday on campus, according to the Oakland Police Department. The 27-year-old gunman, identified as Cedric Irving Jr., was arrested Friday at a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in San Leandro, Oakland police said. Police Chief Floyd Mitchell said that although the suspect in custody and Beam weren't close, they knew each other.

Coach John Beam, who was featured on Last Chance U, died on Friday, hours after a suspect was arrested at a nearby bus stop.

College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U”, has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a suspect h...

He was described as being in critical condition following the shooting before being pronounced dead Friday at 10 a.m.