Four more charges are to be laid against Kaia Sealy in connection with the police-involved shooting death of her common-law husband, Joshua Samaroo.The new offences are:• possession of a firearm;• possession of ammunition;• possession of a firearm with the intent to endanger life; and• discharging a firearm within 40 metres of a public place.The warrants, when issued, will be executed against Sealy upon her return to the country.Sealy is currently in the United States, where she is receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained during the incident in January.It brings the total number of charges the T&T Police Service is expected to lay against the 24-year-old woman to eight.Last Thursday, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service announced that Sealy, of Bamboo Settlement No 1, Valsayn, was wanted for three counts of shooting with intent to cause grievous bodily harm against police officers, contrary to Section 12 of the Offences Against the Person Act.The alleged offences relate to the incident at the corner of College Road and Bassie Street Extension, St Augustine, on January 20.Police also disclosed a warrant had been issued for manslaughter, alleging Sealy unlawfully caused the death of Samaroo.On January 20, Samaroo and Sealy were both shot during a confrontation with police after a chase.According to the official police version of events, which was reported in the Express yesterday, prior to the fatal shooting on January 20, Samaroo and Sealy drove to Maloney in a white Toyota Aqua.Police alleged they were involved in arranging the sale of a firearm and a quantity of narcotics to a man described as a police informant.The informant’s phone has since been handed over to the Cyber Crime Unit for analysis, and statements were taken from him and another witness.The informant allegedly reported that when Samaroo and Sealy arrived in Maloney, they showed him a firearm which was allegedly concealed in Sealy’s bra before Samaroo removed and displayed it.Officers from Maloney Police Station then approached the vehicle, at which point Samaroo allegedly sped off, triggering a high-speed chase involving police vehicles using flashing lights and sirens.Police further stated the National Operations and Dispatch Centre (NODC) was alerted and informed that the vehicle may have been transporting arms and ammunition.The chase continued west along the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway, with additional units from the North Central Task Force Area West joining after a wireless transmission identified the vehicle.Officers later reported multiple attempts to stop the car, which they said were ignored.The pursuit ended when the Toyota Aqua crashed into a drain along Bassie Street Extension in St Augustine. Video footage circulating on social media showed the crash.Moments later, officers discharged multiple gunshots as Samaroo raised his hands outside the driver’s window.Officers involved, however, alleged Sealy was armed and that they responded after perceiving a threat from the vehicle.One officer stated he saw the front-seat passenger pointing a firearm in his direction and said he returned fire after hearing muffled explosions and seeing the rear windscreen shatter.The same officer stated other officers approached the vehicle and shouted, “Drop the gun, drop the gun,” before several loud explosions rang out.According to the “evidence” police submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), one officer opened the driver’s side of the crashed car and ­retrieved a firearm.The injured Samaroo and Sealy were transported to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope, and the scene and vehicle were processed by investigators.What Sealy saidThe police evidence submitted in relation to the shooting contained a statement from Sealy.According to Sealy in that statement, she was running errands with Samaroo when he received a phone call to meet someone in the Maloney area.They proceeded there, where Samaroo met with someone.After a brief conversation, she heard him speaking in a different tone and saying, “Don’t bother,” before he began reversing the vehicle.Shortly afterwards, a marked police vehicle pulled up and an officer exited with a firearm drawn. Samaroo then reversed and drove away.Sealy also stated that she observed the man who had been speaking with Samaroo enter the police vehicle.A chase ensued, and Sealy said she repeatedly asked Samaroo to stop the vehicle, but he refused.The vehicle later crashed and, according to Sealy, she saw Samaroo raise both hands in the air outside the window before hearing multiple gunshots. She claimed that at no time did either she or Samaroo possess a ­firearm.In a detailed written statement issued last Saturday through her attorney, Sealy maintained her innocence and challenged aspects of the police investigation. She further stated that she has never held a gun in her life. •