Coach Beam.
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Coach John Beam of Netflix’s Final Likelihood U died on November 14, a day after being shot at Laney Neighborhood Faculty in Oakland. “The final two days have been extremely heavy for our metropolis,” Oakland mayor Barbara Lee mentioned in an announcement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. “My ideas are with Coach John Beam and his family members.”
Police recognized and arrested a suspect shortly earlier than asserting Beam’s demise. The suspect performed soccer at Skyline Excessive College, the place Coach Beam labored earlier than Laney, however they didn’t overlap. Oakland police mentioned the suspected shooter “was on campus for a selected purpose,” versus an “energetic shooter” state of affairs. “This was a really focused incident,” performing police chief James Beere instructed reporters on November 13.
Beam was featured within the fifth and remaining soccer season of Final Likelihood U. For 5 seasons, the present adopted junior-college soccer groups filled with gamers that struggled exterior of the sport earlier than pivoting to basketball. Beam had been the athletic director at Laney since 2006 and was its head soccer coach from 2012 to 2024. “Coach Beam is a big in Oakland — a mentor, an educator and a lifeline for 1000’s of younger individuals. For over 40 years, he has formed leaders on and off the sphere, and our group is shaken alongside his household,” Mayor Lee wrote. “Colleges needs to be the most secure areas in our metropolis. We want weapons off our streets now. We’re standing collectively, praying for Coach Beam and his family members.”