"OAKLAND Authorities arrested a suspect early Friday in the Laney College campus shooting of legendary Oakland football coach John Beam, multiple sources told this news outlet. The arrest, which happened in city outside of Oakland, caps an intense manhunt for the person suspected of shooting the longtime coach, who gained national fame in 2020 when his Laney College Eagles football team was featured on the Netflix show Last Chance U."
"Beam was hospitalized after the shooting, which took place just before noon Thursday inside Laney's Field House, which houses the college's administrative offices and other facilities near Fifth Avenue and East Eighth Street. He was severely wounded and hospitalized in critical condition, multiple sources said. The shooting happened less than 24 hours after another school shooting across Oakland at Skyline High School, where a 15-year-old boy was shot in a bathroom after a confrontation."
"Beam himself coached football at Skyline High School for 22 years the vast majority of them as the school's head coach, where he garnered a legendary reputation while winning league championships nearly every year from the late 1980s through early 2000s. He left the school in 2004 and went to Laney College, where he continued to find success most notably winning the 2018 California Community College Athletic Association title."
Authorities arrested a suspect early Friday in the shooting of longtime coach John Beam at Laney College, concluding an intense manhunt after the campus attack. Beam was shot just before noon Thursday inside Laney's Field House and was severely wounded and hospitalized in critical condition. Authorities have not released the suspect's identity or said whether the suspect had any prior connection to Beam. The shooting occurred less than 24 hours after an unrelated shooting at Skyline High School, where a 15-year-old boy was shot and two teenagers were detained. Beam coached at Skyline for 22 years before moving to Laney, achieved notable success including a 2018 CCCAA title, gained national attention in 2020, and left coaching in 2024 to serve as athletic director. Motives for both shootings remained unclear.
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