When you go out for a night on the town, the last thing you think of is violence. Just before two in the morning on Sunday, three people were gunned down outside of a local club and the reason will shock you. "First words out of my mouth were Oh, my god! I couldn't believe it. I'm still stoic today thinking it's a dream," says Jerry Gamber who frequents the Altoona Club.

Unfortunately this isn't a dream, it's a nightmare. Officials tell Channel 6 that a man by the name of Miguel Padilla tried to get into the U.V.A. Club. It is a member's only club, so Padilla was denied. Upset by this he allegedly went out to his car and got a gun. Bullets were fired.

The owner of the club Al Mignon, his bouncer Freddy Rickabaugh, and off-duty Blair County Prison Guard Steve Heiss were all killed.

U.V.A. member Jerry Gamber saw Mignon earlier in the night at Mignon's other bar, The Belmar Hotel. He says that Mignon was a former teacher who owned the bars in retirement.

"He was also a family man. He always cared about his family. He'd make time for his family," says Gamber.

Like many others in this area, Jerry now has to live with this senseless act of violence.

"There are some great memories that I'll cherish and those things you can't take away. Memories are a good thing," says Gamber.

Miguel Padilla turned himself into police earlier today and is currently in custody.