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 a 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.”

Authorities have not released the identity of the man, nor said whether he had any prior connection to the famed coach.

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee confirmed the arrest in a statement issued later Friday morning.

“I’m grateful to the Oakland Police Department and our dedicated law enforcement partners for their swift work in making an arrest in the s

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