13 hours ago · A still image of police worn body camera video of an interaction between Charleston, Ill., police officers and Yahacov Dennis on Saturday, January 25, 2025.

12 hours ago · CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — Just five days after a deadly shooting in Coles County, State Police have released video from the incident. On Jan. 25 shortly after 1 a.m., Charleston Police responded to a gas station located at the 200 block of W Lincoln Ave. to conduct a well-being check on 22-year-old Yahacov Dennis of […]

5 days ago · Update at 2:43 p.m.: CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — The family of 22-year-old Yahacov Dennis is speaking out after he died following a shooting incident in Charleston over the weekend. Dennis was a student at Eastern Illinois University.

The family of 22-year-old Yahacov Dennis is speaking out after he died following a shooting incident in Charleston over the weekend. wcia.com ‘Cov was love personified’: Family of EIU student who died in shooting incident shares statement

11 hours ago · Illinois State Police said Dennis grabbed a gun from one of the officers and used it to shoot himself. He later died from the gunshot wound at the hospital. The state police handled the shooting investigation. The results of their investigation have been handed over to the Coles County State's Attorney.

1 day ago · Shortly after 1 a.m., Charleston Police officers responded to a request for a well-being check of a man, later identified as 22-year-old Yahacov Dennis of Country Club Hills at a gas station at 200 W. Lincoln Ave. in Charleston. While talking with officers, Dennis grabbed an officer’s firearm, which Dennis then used to shoot himself.

Coroner Laurie Brauer confirmed that Yahacov Dennis, age 22, was pronounced dead at 10:34 a.m. Saturday at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. A spokesperson for Eastern Illinois University ...

2 days ago · Dennis was a junior computer science major at the university. “Earlier this weekend, we and the entire Charleston community were saddened to learn EIU student Yahacov Dennis passed away,” the ...

3 days ago · Yahacov Dennis, pictured in this photo provided by his sister London Griffin, has been identified as the man who died in what police say was a self-inflicted shooting incident involving a police ...

3 days ago · Yahacov Dennis, 22, Charleston, was pronounced dead at 10:34 a.m. Saturday at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Charleston police say officers were dispatched at 1:07 a.m. Saturday to the 200 ...