The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/11/14/football-coach-john-bean-has-died-after-being-shot-thursday-at-laney-college/Legendary local football coach and Laney College athletic director John Beam died from his gunshot wounds Friday morning, after being shot Thursday at Laney College, tragically ending his 43 years as an Oakland sports father figure. The whole Bay Area was shocked by Thursday’s news that former Laney College football coach and current athletic director John Beam was shot on campus. At around 3 am Friday morning, police arrested 27-year-old Cedric Irving Jr for the shooting. The Chronicle reported that Irving "allegedly told police that he knew Beam and confessed to the shooting," while Beam himself remained in critical condition.

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