Legendary Coach Shot At Bay Area College: Police

OAKLAND, CA —John Beam, 58, the longtime head coach of the Laney College football team, who was featured in the Netflix series "Last Chance U," was shot in the head Thursday and has been hospitalized in critical condition, officials said.

Officers responded to reports of a shooting at a Laney College Thursday in Oakland, police said.

The Oakland Fire Department said a man was being treated for a gunshot wound at Laney College, a community college in Oakland.

Police confirmed the man who was shot was Beam, who was in season five of "Last Chance U."

"At approximately noon, a senior member of our athletic staff was shot on campus in the Laney Field House," read a statement from the Peralta Community College District. "The individual was immediately transported to a local hospital, and we are keeping them — and their loved ones — in our hearts during this incredibly difficult time."

The Oakland Police Department said that the shots were fired just before noon.

The college was placed on a lockdown and reports were sent out that there was an active shooter on campus, but that has since been rescinded, police said. The campus will remained closed for the day, school officials said.

Police described the suspect as a man wearing dark clothing and a black hoodie.

It's the second campus shooting in the Bay Area in 24 hours. On Wednesday,a student was hospitalized following a shooting in the bathroom at Skyline High School in Oakland.