Lawyer says man holding ex-wife hostage in their Connecticut home; bomb squad responds

Ex-wife believed held hostage in Connecticut home

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — A Connecticut ad executive has apparently taken his ex-wife hostage at their home and fired shots out of the house.

Richard Shenkman’s lawyer says his client was supposed to have vacated the home in South Windsor on Tuesday.

Lawyer Hugh Keefe says Shenkman and ex-wife Nancy Tyler have shared contentious divorce proceedings.

South Windsor police Cmdr. Matthew Reed says authorities are trying to negotiate. He says two shots were fired but were not aimed at anyone in particular.

The Hartford bomb squad is at the scene, but Reed says there’s no confirmation that Shenkman has explosives.

Shenkman had previously been accused of burning down a vacation home hours before he was to hand it over to his estranged wife.