An arrest had been made in connection with the Thursday shooting of Laney College athletic director and former football coach John Beam, the Oakland Police Department announced Friday.

An arrest has been made in Thursday's shooting of coach John Beam on the Laney College in Oakland, California, according to the Oakland Police Department.

Oakland police on Friday arrested a 27-year-old former football player following the death of legendary Laney College coach, John Beam, who died from his gunshot wounds in what authorities described cryptically as a "targeted" shooting.

ABC7 News sources confirm that a suspect is in custody for the Oakland on-campus shooting of legendary coach and current Laney College Athletic Director John Beam, who remains in critical condition after allegedly being shot in the head.

Authorities are working to locate the shooting suspect, described as a man wearing dark clothing, police said.

Laney College Athletics Director John Beam, who was a coach featured in "Last Chance U," has died after being shot on Thursday.

John Beam, the Laney College athletic director and former football coach who was featured in Netflix's "Last Chance U," was shot on campus Thursday, the second school-related shooting in Oakland in as many days, authorities said.

A senior member of the athletics staff at a community college in Oakland has been shot on campus. Police are investigating Thursday's shooting at Laney College.