A suspect is in custody after legendary college football coach John Beam was shot Thursday afternoon at Laney College in Oakland, Calif.

The suspect was taken into custody early Friday morning, according to ABC . He was in possession of a gun when he was arrested, according to the report.

Beam, who is currently the Athletics Director at Laney College, was reportedly shot at the Laney Fieldhouse at around noon on Thursday.

He was shot in the head and remains in critical condition, according to ABC.

John Beam was the head coach at Laney College from 2012-24 before retiring from coaching and focusing on his role as the AD after last season.

He was the head coach of the program and one of the stars of “Last Chance U” when the program was featured on Season 5 of the Netflix series.

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