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« Last post by PeteS in CA on Today at 10:35:35 am »OK, who shot and killed him. The cops are being very cagey about that important piece of information.
John Beam: Deadly shooting of Laney football coach was 'targeted,' police say
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/john-beam-oakland-police-make-arrest-after-shooting-laney-football-coach
By Lisa Fernandez , Aja Seldon , Amber Lee , Keshawn Ward and Henry Lee
Updated November 14, 2025 4:37pm CST
Oakland KTVU FOX 2
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OAKLAND, Calif. - 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.
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The news of Beam's death and subsequent arrest of Cedric Irving, Jr., 27, were announced Friday, a day after Beam, 66, was shot before noon in the 900 block of Fallon Street, near the Laney Fieldhouse. That building is adjacent to the college’s football field and houses the school’s athletic facilities and resources, where Beam worked.
Irving was spotted before dawn Friday by Alameda County sheriff's deputy Miguel Torres at the San Leandro BART station, conspicuously carrying two duffle bags, a source and police said.
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At a Friday news conference, Asst. Police Chief James Beere said that Irving knew Beam, "but they did not have a relationship."
He also said that Irving was not a Laney College student but had been known to "loiter around the campus." Irving had played football at Skyline High in 2017, according to Max Preps, but not during the time that Beams coached there.
Beere did state that Irving was "on campus for a specific reason," and that Beam was "targeted," though he wouldn't say more, as charges are pending.
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(Embedded picture of Irving)
Approximately 10 hours elapsed between Irving's arrest and when this article was updated. That's being "very cagey"?


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