Scott Allan Knopfel

On the early morning of January 15, 2015, a violent crime occurred at the Drury Inn & Suites located near Interstate 44 and Hampton Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. Scott Allan Knopfel, a 50-year-old White male serving as the hotel's night manager, was on duty when a stranger entered the lobby just before 3:00 a.m. The individual engaged Knopfel in conversation before producing a handgun and leaping over the front desk counter to demand money. Despite Knopfel’s compliance as he attempted to open ...