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John Beam Murder Suspect Told Detectives He Bought Gun Specifically to Kill Coach, Police Say

Carlos Lozano faces multiple charges including attempted murder and hit-and-run after a targeted shooting at Elmhurst Middle School following an earlier death threat, police said.

Summary by The Mercury News
OAKLAND — Cedric Irving, the one-time Laney College student accused of killing longtime football coach John Beam in an on-campus shooting, bought the gun in Castro Valley roughly a month earlier, with the specific intent to use it to kill Beam, according to Oakland police. Irving, 27, allegedly told investigators that he bought the gun from an online store with the intent to use it to kill Beam, a widely respected coach who had appeared on the N…

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East Bay Times broke the news in Walnut Creek, United States on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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