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After Cedric, 27, was accused of shooting former Oakland Community College football coach John Beam Irving Junior made an initial court appearance Tuesday and will be held without bail.
Irving did not enter a plea Tuesday and his arraignment was set for Dec. 16.
He has been charged with murder and multiple counts of aggravated battery in Beam’s death, and could face 50 years to life in prison if convicted. Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dixon said at a news conference Monday.
Prosecutors have not provided a motive for the Laney College shooting.
Beam, 66, was a stalwart figure in the local community, a father figure who forged deep relationships with his players while fielding a team that regularly competed for championships. Netflix The documentary “Last Chance U” focused on Beam and Lainey Eagles in their 2020 season. He most recently served as the school’s athletic director after retiring from coaching last year.
Irving has no criminal record, the district attorney said.
Officers arrived at Laney College just before noon Thursday and found Beam shot in the head in the athletics field house. He was treated at a hospital, but died of his injuries the next day.
Irving was arrested just after 3 a.m. Friday at a commuter rail station. According to the probable cause document, he had the firearm used to shoot Beam, and he admitted to carrying out the shooting.
oakland Police say the shooting was “very targeted”.
Last week’s back-to-back shootings at two schools have shocked Oakland, a city of about 400,000 across the bay. san franciscoA student was shot and injured at Oakland’s Skyline High School on Wednesday,
Beam joined Laney College as the running backs coach in 2004 and became head coach in 2012, winning two league titles. According to his biography on the college website, at least 20 of his players went on to nfl,