Former Laney College football coach John Beam dies
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Laney College athletic director John Beam has died after being shot at the campus Thursday, and Oakland police on Friday announced an arrest in connection with the shooting.
Beam died earlier Friday after a shooting on the Laney campus, where he was athletic director. A suspect, 27-year-old Cedric Irving Jr., is reportedly in custody and the authorities have described the attack as targeted, with the suspect and victim apparently knowing each other.