(KRON) -- The sports world in the Bay Area and beyond was sent reeling last week following the fatal shooting of beloved Oakland football coach John Beam. Beam, who was featured in the Netflix streaming series, "Last Chance U," was shot on Thursday near the football field at Oakland's Laney College.
Beam retired as Laney College football coach last year but remained the school's athletic director. On Friday, police announced that Beam, 66, had died as a result of his injuries.
That same day, police announced that a suspect, Cedric Irving Jr., had been arrested in connection to the shooting.
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Who is Cedric Irving Jr.?
Few details are known at this time about the suspect arrested in connection to Coach Beam's

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