SAN JOSE — The homicide was shocking for its savagery — a young man set upon in the early hours of Christmas morning by a group of thugs, then stabbed and left alone in the street to die. On Tuesday, San Jose police announced that three suspects had been arrested in connection with the death of Jose Luis Marin, 24.

He was San Jose’s 28th homicide victim of 2015.

Two of the suspects — Jonathan Gonzalez, 29, and Luciano Esquivel, 21, both of San Jose — were taken into custody Dec. 30, and booked into the Santa Clara County jail on robbery and murder charges. A day later, San Jose police charged Brian Gutierrez, 21, who was already in custody on other charges, with Marin’s murder.

Marin was walking in the 200 block of North 26th Street, apparently after leaving his best friend’s house after 5 a.m. Christmas Day. Police did not release details of the investigation, although members of Marin’s family suspected he might have been mistaken for a gang member because he often wore red shirts.

Police provided no other details, and gave no indication whether other suspects were still being pursued.

Contact Bruce Newman at 408-920-5004. Follow him at Twitter.com/BruceNewmanTwit.