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Though he goes unmentioned in this Peoria Journal Star\u00a0<\/em>article, Richard Pryor and a musician-friend from Harold’s Club were at the Elk’s Club, a black fraternal society, on the night of this murder.<\/p>\n

They were about to leave through the front door when the bouncer, James King, advised them to stay back: there was a \u00a0man, Albert “Goodkid” Charles, outside the door with a shotgun, and he meant trouble. King himself went out the door and, while attempting to disarm Charles, was shot point-blank in the groin. He died on the steps of the club, asking “Goodkid, why did you shoot me?”<\/a><\/p>\n

The shooting was a tragedy for the family of King, a father of five and a leader in a local church, and a near-miss for young Richard. It also revealed the dark side of “Roarin’ Peoria,” where personal grievances were not infrequently settled through force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Though he goes unmentioned in this Peoria Journal Star\u00a0article, Richard Pryor and a musician-friend from Harold’s Club were at the Elk’s Club, a black fraternal society, on the night of this murder. 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