November 13 will be remembered as a dark day for football fans everywhere. Laney College in Oakland went into lockdown amid reports of an active shooter. The football world was hit hard as sources confirmed that Laney College’s athletic director and football coach, John Beam , was shot and wounded. Beam had been the face of Netflix’s “Last Chance U” making him a known face beyond the world of sports.

Shortly before noon on Thursday, November 13, a gunshot rang out at Laney College in Oakland. Officers discovered a victim in the Laney Field House, later reported to be John Beam. The Peralta Community College District confirmed the injured party was a senior athletics staffer but did not release the name, citing privacy concerns.

“The individual was immediately transported to a local hos

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