OAKLAND, Calif. - Bullets rang out Thursday afternoon at Laney College in Oakland , striking a legendary coach who spent 45 years shaping young athletes into leaders on and off the field.

What we know:

Officials with the Peralta Community College District , which operates Laney, confirmed to KTVU that the man shot was John Beam, the longtime Laney College football coach who retired from coaching last year before taking a job as the school’s athletic director.

Earlier, college officials would only say that the victim was a senior staff member in the athletic department.

"A senior member of our athletic staff was shot on campus in the Laney Field House. The individual was immediately transported to a local hospital, and we are keeping them—and their loved ones—in our hearts during

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