Laney College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U”, has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a suspect has been arrested.

Police Chief Floyd Mitchell announced the coach's death at a news conference on Friday, a day after the shooting at the campus.

Beere did not elaborate on how they knew each other or why the suspect was on campus, saying the suspect played football at Skyline High School but not when Beam worked there.

Beere said the suspect was known to “loiter” around the campus.

The suspect was taken into custody without any altercation, and a gun has been recovered, the assistant chief added.

Charges were still pending, police said.

Mayor Barbara Lee described Beam as a “giant” and a mentor, educator and lifeline for young people.

"It's been a very tough time for, of course, the families, the city, myself personally, " Lee said.

"For this to happen, this gun violence is just devastating. It's horrible, and again I'll take this moment to just offer my condolences and love to his family." Lee said.

Authorities credited technology, specifically cameras at the college campus, private residences, and on public transit, with helping arrest the suspect, who was not named.

Few other details were available.

Laney College Freshman, Luke Lipscomb, told the Associated Press, "My heart goes out to his family and friends, honestly. That whole situation is like, insane, but I'm glad that they were able to make an arrest today."

Lipscomb mentioned that he did not personally know Coach Beam, but he spoke with a student who knew him, who was upset about the situation.

Lipscomb said, "I heard he was like a really cool guy."

"I would imagine he was like a really cool, influential guy, had a big impact on the students. But, yeah, truly, I do feel bad about the whole situation."

It was the second shooting in two days at a school in Oakland.

The Netflix docuseries focused on athletes at junior colleges striving to turn their lives around, and Beam’s Laney College Eagles starred in the 2020 season.

Beam came across as competitive, but he also seemed to form connections with his players.

Two of Beam’s former players — brothers Nahshon and Rejzohn Wright, now in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints — posted on social media after the shooting.

“You mean the world to me,” Rejzohn Wright said in a post with a photo of Beam.

His brother shared a photo of the coach alongside a broken heart emoji.

Beam, currently serving as athletic director, joined Laney College in 2004 as a running backs coach and became head coach in 2012, winning two league titles.

According to his biography on the college’s website, 20 of his players have gone on to the NFL.

Beam’s shooting came a day after a student was shot at Oakland’s Skyline High School.

The student is in stable condition.

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