A 27-year-old Oakland man suspected of fatally shooting beloved Laney College football coach John Beam last week has been charged with murder, the Alameda County District Attorney said Monday.

The charge against Cedric Irving Jr. comes with an enhancement that the suspect personally discharged a firearm, which could bring a sentence of 50 years to life in prison, District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson said.

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