OAKLAND, Calif. - The Alameda County District Attorney on Monday charged a 27-year-old man following last week's shooting death of the legendary Laney College football coach, John Beam.

Cedric Irving Jr. of Oakland was charged with murder and special circumstances, according to court records.

Irving was arrested Friday on suspicion of walking into the Oakland community college's fieldhouse on Thursday before noon, pulling the trigger and killing Beam, a coach of more than four decades who was known for shaping young athletes on and off the field. He and Laney College were featured in the Netflix series, "Last Chance U," in 2020.

Irving is being held in Housing Unit 9F, the behavioral health unit of Santa Rita Jail, records show, on charges of murder and two special allegations. No bai

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