Kaia Sealy Says She Is NOT A Gangster — Police Claim She Fired A Glock At Them
Police have alleged that 24-year-old Kaia Sealy was armed with a Glock 9mm pistol and fired at them during the highly-controversial fatal encounter on 20th January, 2026 in St. Augustine, in which her common-law husband, 31-year-old Joshua Samaroo, was killed. Police also allege that the firearm used by Sealy was recovered from the vehicle driven by Samaroo, in which she was a passenger.
Sealy has since been charged with manslaughter and warrants have been issued for her arrest in connection with the Police-involved shooting of Samaroo. She, however, has insisted that she is not a gangster and has never held a gun in her life.
Questions still remain as to why Sealy and Samaroo fled from Police in the first place on that fateful day in January, instead of pulling aside when Officers attempted to intercept their vehicle, and why Police subsequently opened fire while Samaroo’s hands were raised in the air.
These questions and others are said to have been addressed in “evidence” submitted by Police to Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Roger Gaspard, SC, who gave the approval to issue a warrant for Sealy to be charged with manslaughter.
According to the official Police version of events, prior to the fatal shooting, Samaroo and Sealy drove to Maloney in a white Toyota Aqua, where they allegedly arranged to sell a firearm and a quantity of narcotics to a man described as a Police informant. The informant’s cellphone has since been sent to the Cyber Crime Unit for analysis, while statements have also been taken from him and another named witness.
The informant alleged that Samaroo and Sealy arrived in Maloney and showed him the firearm, which was allegedly concealed in Sealy’s bra before Samaroo removed it and displayed it to the informant.
Officers attached to the Maloney Police Station then approached the vehicle, and Samaroo reportedly sped off, triggering a high-speed chase involving Police vehicles using their flashing lights and sirens.
The National Operations and Dispatch Centre (NODC) was contacted, and operators were informed that the vehicle might have been transporting arms and ammunition.
The chase continued West along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway.
Officers attached to the North Central Task Force Area West also responded after a wireless transmission alerted Police that a white Toyota Aqua bearing registration number PDS 1703 was being pursued.
The Officers involved in the pursuit have stated that repeated attempts were made to stop the vehicle; however, the driver refused to comply.
Widely-circulated CCTV footage shows the Aqua, driven by Samaroo with Sealy in the front passenger seat, crashing into a drain along Bassie Street Extension in St. Augustine before coming to a stop. Moments later, Police Officers alighted from their vehicle and discharged multiple gunshots as Samaroo raised his hands through the driver’s side window.
After sending the CCTV footage for forensic analysis in the United Kingdom, Samaroo’s Attorney said the findings dispute the claims by Police that Sealy fired at them.
However, the Officers involved in the operation insisted that Sealy was armed and that they responded after coming under threat.
An Officer stated that as he approached the crashed vehicle from the rear, he observed the driver raising both hands outside the driver’s side window. The Officer said, at the same time, he looked through the rear windscreen and saw the front-seat passenger armed with a firearm, pointed in his direction.
He further claimed that he heard muffled explosions and observed the vehicle’s rear windscreen shatter.
The Officer subsequently formed the opinion that he was under attack and returned fire. The same Officer also stated that he heard fellow Officers approaching the vehicle shouting, “drop the gun, drop the gun!” moments before several additional loud explosions rang out.
Another Officer at the scene corroborated those events, stating that he discharged one (1) round from his service pistol before observing the female passenger lower her right arm, which he said held a black object resembling a firearm.
Another Officer also claimed he observed Samaroo reaching towards the left seat with his left hand and shouted at him not to move.
An Officer later opened the driver’s side door and allegedly retrieved a firearm and secured it in the left side of his bulletproof vest.
Officers then transported Samaroo and Sealy, who were both wounded, to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) in Mount Hope for emergency medical treatment. However, Samaroo succumbed to his injuries.
Police said the scene was later processed by divisional crime scene investigators, with several exhibits recovered. Additionally, Police Processed vehicle PDS 1703 at the St. Joseph Police Station, where investigators allegedly recovered several exhibits, including three (3) spent 9mm shells from inside the vehicle.
A Glock 9mm firearm was subsequently packaged and sent to the Scene Evidence Recovery Unit (SERU) for analysis.
The evidence submitted by Police to the DPP in relation to the shooting, is said to contain 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 to the location, where Samaroo met with someone.
After a brief conversation, Sealy heard him speaking in a different tone and saying, “don’t bother,” before he began reversing the vehicle.
Moments later, a marked Police vehicle pulled up and an Officer exited with a firearm drawn. Samaroo then continued reversing and drove away.
Sealy also stated that she observed the man who had been speaking with Samaroo enter the Police vehicle — suggesting it was a sting operation conducted by the Police.
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.
Months after the incident, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) announced that warrants had been issued for Sealy on three (3) counts of shooting with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, as well as manslaughter, in connection with the shooting that left Samaroo dead.
However, in a detailed written statement issued via her Attorney, Sealy maintained her innocence and challenged several aspects of the Police investigation. She further stated that she has never held a gun in her life.
Sealy is currently out of the country seeking medical treatment for injuries sustained in the Police-involved shooting.
Investigations are continuing.
More on this as it becomes available.
[Source: Trinidad Express]
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