Arrest made in fatal shooting of John Beam, football coach featured in Netflix's 'Last Chance U'

Retired “Last Chance U” football coach John Beam died Friday in Northern California and a suspect was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting at Laney College in Oakland, authorities said

Retired “Last Chance U” football coach John Beam died Friday in Northern California and a suspect was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting at Laney College in Oakland, authorities said.

The suspect was identified as Cedric Irving Jr., a 27-year-old former high school football player who was arrested without incident, police said.

Irving played at Skyline High School in Oakland where Beam once coached, but not when the suspect was a student there.

The suspect and victim knew each other, according to Oakland Assistant Police Chief James Beere, who declined to elaborate on the nature of their relationship or any kind of motive.

"I will say that coach Beam, although they did not have a close relationship, was open to helping everybody in our community and this is not uncommon for him to have a relationship with someone that he would think needs help," Beere told reporters.