Shooting at Oakland's Laney College wounds athletic director John Beam

A shooting astatine Oakland's Laney College connected Thursday injured the school's diversion manager and erstwhile caput shot coach, John Beam, profiled successful the Netflix docuseries "Last Chance U."

The Oakland Police Department said the shooting happened conscionable earlier noon and that medics transported a shooting unfortunate to the hospital. His information was not instantly known.

The Peralta Community College District said the shooting happened astatine the Laney Fieldhouse, which is the sports analyzable connected the eastbound broadside of the campus, and progressive "a elder subordinate of our diversion staff." A schoolhouse spokesperson aboriginal confirmed to CBS News the unfortunate was Beam.

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Acting Oakland Police Chief James Beere told reporters astatine a property league that the incidental was isolated and did not impact an progressive shooter. He did not person immoderate accusation astir the suspect, lone saying helium was antheral and wearing a hoodie. 

The territory sent retired an exigency alert to students and employees astatine Laney and to the adjacent Peralta territory offices. People were being urged to debar the area. 

"I americium heartbroken by today's shooting astatine Laney College - the 2nd shooting connected an Oakland field successful 1 week," said Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee successful a statement. "We indispensable proceed confronting the ongoing weapon unit situation that is robbing our assemblage of information and stealing futures. This is simply a infinitesimal for our assemblage to travel unneurotic and code this unit with urgency." 

On Wednesday, a shooting astatine Skyline High School successful Oakland injured a teenager, and 2 different juveniles were arrested. It was the 3rd shooting astatine Skyline High successful the past 2 years.

Beam is the erstwhile caput shot manager for the Laney College Eagles and gained nationalist designation successful the Netflix docuseries "Last Chance U." The 5th play of the bid followed the Eagles during the 2019 season, highlighting Beam's coaching philosophy, his mentorship of student-athletes, and the team's "Laney built" motto. 

As Laney's caput shot coach, Beam led the Eagles to 2 league titles and a authorities title triumph successful 2018, finishing the play with an 11-2 grounds during which Laney was ranked arsenic the nation's apical assemblage assemblage team. Beam besides boasted a 90% graduation and transportation complaint to four-year colleges.

Beam retired arsenic Laney's caput shot manager successful October 2024 earlier assuming the diversion manager role. Before coming to Laney College, Beam was the caput shot manager for Skyline High School from 1987 to 2003, starring the Titans to 15 league championships, 11 conception championships, and 4 undefeated seasons.

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