The cousin of a Virginia Tech football player was one of the officers killed Sunday in Baton Rouge, according to Josh Jackson's Tweet.

Jackson, an incoming freshman quarterback, tweeted "Rest in peace to my cousin Montrell Jackson who was one of the policemen that was killed."

CBS News has identified Montrell Jackson as one of the officers killed.

WDBJ7 reached out to Virginia Tech Department of Athletics, but the department isn't making any comments at the moment..