Slain Baton Rouge Officer is Nephew of Ex-U-M Coach

Montrell Jackson (Facebook photo)

Once again, as in the shooting of five Dallas officers, Sunday's tragic police shootings in Baton Rouge, La., have a connection to Michigan.

One of the slain Baton Rouge officers was the nephew of an Ypsilanti High head football coach and former longtime University of Michigan assistant coach, Angelique S. Chengelis of The Detroit News reports.

Fred Jackson, a native of Baton Rouge, confirms that his nephew, Montrell Jackson, was among the three officers killed. Montrell Jackson is the son of Fred Jackson’s younger brother.

In Dallas, officer Michael Krol, a native of Redford, was among the five officers slain July 7.