Laney College athletic director John Beam has died after being shot at the campus Thursday, and Oakland police on Friday announced an arrest in connection with the shooting.
Cedric Irving Jr., 27, was arrested on suspicion of the shooting reported shortly before noon Thursday at the Laney College Fieldhouse at the campus at 900 Fallon St.
Beam, the former football coach at Laney as well as Skyline High School, was taken to Highland Hospital following the shooting and died Friday morning, police said.
Investigators said Irving knew Beam, who was famous for his participation in the “Last Chance U” documentary series on Netflix.
Irving was taken into custody at the San Leandro BART station early Friday morning, according to police, who did not speculate on a motive for the shooting.