Gianfranco Pescosolido, a 50 year-old man of Italian nationality was murdered Wednesday evening in La Sabana park in San Jose, Costa Rica.

The death of the Italian was the result of a failed robbery apparently carried out by three minors who have yet not been located.

Authorities received the alert at close to 8:19 p.m. when calls were made by people at the park, when the Red Cross arrived they found the man alive but with several wounds inflicted with a bladed weapon on abdomen and chest, the man was taken to the San Juan de Dios Hospital a short distance away but he passed away just minutes after.

According to preliminary information, Pescosolido is married to a Costa Rican and has been living in the country for close to 15 years; he had the habit of running at the Sabana Park.