Police in Oakland, California, say Laney College football coach John Beam, known from Netflix's “Last Chance U,” has died ...

Coach John Beam, who was featured on season five of Netflix docuseries Last Chance U, has died a day after being shot on the ...

Attempted murder charges have been filed against two boys, ages 15 and 16, in the shooting of a classmate on Wednesday.

John Beam, who died Friday after being shot a day earlier, was Oakland sports royalty, a coach who uplifted thousands of ...

John Beam, the Laney College athletic director featured on Netflix‘s Last Chance U, has died after being shot on campus, police said.

Beam died earlier Friday after a shooting on the Laney campus, where he was athletic director. A suspect, 27-year-old Cedric ...

Laney College athletic director John Beam, a prominent figure on Netflix's " Last Chance U " series, was shot on the school's campus in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 13, and later died on Nov. 14 ...

A growing memorial now sits near the office of Laney College athletic director and former head football coach John Beam, who ...

On Thursday, November 13, 2025, popular Oakland coach John Beam was shot in the head on the school’s campus. According to a ...

It was a shocking loss for athletes, coaches and Oakland residents who had come to rely on the wisdom and dedication of a man known around town simply as Coach Beam.