John Beam has tragically been shot.

The senior member of the athletics staff at a community college in Oakland, California, was shot on campus on Thursday, which made it the second time in 48 hours that the city has had a shooting at a local school.

The legendary coach and current Laney College Athletic Director was shot on campus in Oakland on Thursday and was listed in critical condition. Beam, a decorated football coach who featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” was shot around noon at Laney College in the Laney Field House, the Peralta Community College District said in a statement.

Local police would place the college on lockdown; however, the threat from a shooter wouldn’t remain active, according to the district. They described the shooting as a “frightening moment for o

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