Athletic director John Beam, who was featured on Season 5 of the Netflix docuseries Last Chance U , has died after being shot on Thursday, November 13, on the campus of Laney College in Oakland.

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announced the coach’s death on Friday, November 14. “Unfortunately, Coach Beam has passed away this morning from a gunshot wound he sustained yesterday. I know that Coach Beam meant a lot to the Oakland community and beyond.”

COMMUNITY TRAGEDY: Retired football coach John Beam, known widely from the Netflix show “Last Chance U,” died after being shot on the campus of Laney College on Thursday, Oakland Police announced. pic.twitter.com/7yk9XUhaQE — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 14, 2025

“The Peralta community is devastated by his shooting,” said Chancellor

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