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Polk Co. students pay tribute to teen savagely killed with baseball bat

Giovanni Diaz was savegely killed this week, allegedly by a friend with a baseball bat

Students at Frostproof Middle School are paying tribute to a colleague who was killed this week.

A wall at the school has been covered with pictures of Rubik's Cubes, a tribute to 15-year-old Giovanni Diaz's skill as solving the puzzle.

Credit: Polk County Schools
Frostproof Middle School students pay tribute to Giovanni "Gio" Diaz.

Also, students formed his nickname "Gio" at the school.

Credit: Polk County Schools
Frostproof Middle School students pay tribute to Giovanni "Gio" Diaz.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says Gio was killed with a baseball bat by 16-year-old Dillen Murray over a girl.

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