Coach John Beam of the Netflix docuseries Last Chance U was shot in the head and killed on Thursday in what police are calling a “targeted incident.” He was 66.

The shooting took place on the Laney College campus in Oakland, California. Police arrested a suspect on Friday; NBC News has identified him as 27-year-old Cedric Irving Jr.

“This was a very targeted incident,” said Assistant Chief James Beere of the Oakland Police Department. He said Beam and Irving Jr. were not close and did not elaborate on how they knew each other.

Irving Jr. played football at Skyline High School, but not when Beam coached there from 1987-2003. Irving’s brother said the suspect had practiced with the Laney football team but was never on the team.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee called Beam a “giant” in a statem

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