A 27-year-old man charged with the murder of former Oakland community college football coach John Beam has made an initial court appearance.

Cedric Irving Jr., 27, appears to have no criminal history, nor had he been a student-athlete at the Oakland junior college where John Beam was fatally shot, officials said.

A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of former Oakland football coach John Beam ...

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John Beam, a cherished football coach whose mentorship and care touched the lives of thousands of people, has died after being shot Thursday on an Oakland college campus — a devastating loss for a ...