John Beam, a longtime football coach who dedicated his life to helping youth through sports and starred in Netflix’s Last Chance U, has died.

Beam, who also served as Laney College’s athletic director, passed away Friday, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California, campus, police announced.

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell confirmed at a Friday news conference that Beam had died that morning.

“We are devastated that John Beam, our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, coach, mentor, and friend, has passed,” the beloved coach’s family said in a statement that was read at the briefing, per CBS News.

Beam was 66.

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