Coach John Beam of Netflix’s Last Chance U died on November 14, a day after being shot at Laney Community College in Oakland. “The last two days have been incredibly heavy for our city,” Oakland mayor Barbara Lee said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter . “My thoughts are with Coach John Beam and his loved ones.”

Police identified and arrested a suspect shortly before announcing Beam’s death. The suspect played football at Skyline High School, where Coach Beam worked before Laney, but they did not overlap . Oakland police said the suspected shooter “was on campus for a specific reason,” as opposed to an “active shooter” situation. “This was a very targeted incident,” acting police chief James Beere told reporters on November 13.

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