A suspect has been arrested in relation to the shooting of college football coach John Beam , who was once featured on the Netflix docuseries Last Chance U , the Oakland Police Department and other authorities confirmed on Friday (November 14) via the Associated Press .

Limited details were made available and police haven't yet publicly identified the suspect. Beam was reportedly shot in the head on the campus of Laney College Thursday (November 13) and remains in critical condition.

The veteran coach was at the Laney Fieldhouse when the incident took place just before noon local time, according to authorities. Beam, who also took on athletic director duties in 2024, initially joined Laney College as a running backs coach in 2004 and was promoted to head coach in 2012, having

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