John Beam, a school athletic director featured in Netflix’s “Final Probability U” actuality sequence, died Friday after being shot Thursday on the campus of Laney School in Oakland, Calif., police mentioned.
Beam was a soccer coach for greater than 40 years, ABC Information stories; he performed a big function in Season 5 of “Final Probability U.” Per Netflix’s official season synopsis: “After clinching the title of state and nationwide champions in 2018, the Laney Eagles have a tough season to observe and quite a bit to show. Going into his eighth season and having constructed this system from the bottom up, powerhouse head coach John Beam should struggle to rally the staff amidst numerous setbacks. Season 5 brings depth each on and off the sector as gamers battle accidents, stress, and private demons whereas discovering a lot wanted help in the neighborhood and taking pleasure of their scrappy mentality and motto ‘Laney Constructed.'”
Beam was shot within the faculty’s fieldhouse round midday on Thursday. Police later arrested Cedric Irving, who reportedly knew Beam however didn’t have a relationship with him.
New seasons of “Final Probability U” streamed on Netflix from 2016-2020. Seasons 1 and a couple of had been set at East Mississippi Neighborhood School; Seasons 3 and 4 centered on the soccer program at Independence Neighborhood School in Kansas.
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