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The owners of Cactus Jacks on Lamar near Winchester are on high alert. After three unsolved arsons and a deadly shooting in the parking lot, one of the club's security guards is now receiving death threats.

Cactus Jacks - Fire

The nightclub has been hit by arsonists three times in the last two months. The most recent attack occured a week ago on Sunday, March 8, 2009 when a flaming car went through the front door, with a stick holding down the gas pedal. Three employees made it out safely, thanks to an ATM that stopped the car from crashing into the office.

The damage from that fire was repaired in record time and on Friday, March 13th, Cactus Jacks reopened. But another tragedy soon followed that night.

A security guard working for a private company shot and killed 36 year-old club patron Jason Morin.

Club manager Darren Grimes says Morin had been performing donuts in the back parking lot. When security asked him to stop, Grimes says Morin got out of his truck, walked up to the security guard and grabbed his gun. Grimes says the guard pulled out another gun and shot Morin.

Memphis Police questioned the guard and released him. No charges have been filed in the case.

Within hours of the shooting, the guard started receiving death threats. The owner of the security company that employs the guard, declined to give his name to myEyewitnessNews.com, but does confirm the threats and says he's afraid for his own safety, too.

Club manager Darren Grimes says the turbulent times are having an impact on his business and the employees. "We're trying to adapt to the last 35 days of violence that have been directed towards us," says Grimes. "Everyone is on edge."

The security company owner says, in fact, when his guards saw Morin driving erratically near the club they were worried someone was targeting it again.

"Immediately," says Grimes, "we thought it was another attempt to get at the building."

Sunday night, less than 48 hours after the shooting, customers lined up to get inside as security patrolled the grounds. Club owners say the arsons started when they began offering hip-hop nights on Sundays. They believe a rival club, worried about them stealing business away, is responsible for the arsons.

"I don't think they want to hurt anyone," says Grimes. "They are just trying to prove a point. They want our business but we are not going to give up."

Jason Morin's family members tell myEyewitnessNews.com they are looking into their legal options following the death of their loved one.

As for the arsons, the FBI is now involved and is searching through the club's surveillance video. It shows two men running from the car as it went through the front entrance. So far, no arrests have been made in connection to any of the fires.