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John Beam, a junior college football coach who gained fame at Laney College in Oakland, California, during the final season of Netflix 's "Last Chance U," has died after being shot Thursday on campus, according to The Associated Press, which cited the Oakland Police Department.
John Beam, a football coach featured on Netflix's "Last Chance U" and the Laney College athletic director, has died, one day after being shot on the Oakland, California, campus.
Thursday's incident came a day after a student was shot at Oakland's Skyline High School. The student is in stable condition. Police say they arrested two juveniles and recovered two firearms. Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said she was “heartbroken” by “the second shooting on an Oakland campus in one week.”