OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police have arrested a suspect following the shooting of legendary Laney College football coach, John Beam.

Laney College shooting

The arrest was announced Friday, a day after Beam, 66, was shot before noon in the 900 block of Fallon Street, near the Laney Fieldhouse. That building is adjacent to the college’s football field and houses the school’s athletic facilities and resources, where Beam worked.

A source identified the suspect as Cedric Irving Jr., 27, who was spotted before dawn Friday by Alameda County sheriff's detectives at the San Leandro BART station, conspicuously carrying two duffle bags.

The San Francisco Chronicle reached Irving's brother, Samuael Irving, who said Cedrick played football at Skyline, after Beam’s time there, and then at La

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