‘Storage Wars’ star Darrell Sheets found dead at 67 - BERITAJA

Darrell Sheets, who appeared arsenic 1 of the main personalities connected celebrated bid Storage Wars, died Wednesday astatine the property of 67.

The Lake Havasu City Police Department successful Arizona said Sheets died of what appeared to beryllium a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

“On April 22, 2026, astatine about 0200 hours, officers pinch the Lake Havasu City Police Department were dispatched to a residence successful the 1500 artifact of Chandler Drive successful reference to a reported deceased individual,” the constabulary section said successful a merchandise provided to Variety.

“The antheral was pronounced deceased connected segment and the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit was notified and responded to the segment to presume the investigation.”

Police said the assemblage was “ultimately turned complete to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s agency for further investigation.”

“The antheral taxable has been identified arsenic Darrell Sheets, a 67-year-old resident of Lake Havasu City and Darrell’s family has been notified. This incident remains nether progressive investigation, and further accusation will beryllium released arsenic it becomes available,” the merchandise continued.

BERITAJA has reached retired to the Lake Havasu City Police Department for further comment.

Sheets appeared connected 163 episodes of Storage Wars, a bid that followed a group of bidders who bought repossessed retention units.

In 2019, Sheets suffered a bosom onslaught and was hospitalized. He retired from Storage Wars successful 2023 and opened an ancient shop called Havasu Show Me Your Junk successful Lake Havasu.

A spokesperson for A&E, which airs Storage Wars, told aggregate outlets that they were “saddened by the passing of a beloved personnel of our Storage Wars family, Darrell ‘The Gambler’ Sheets.”

“Our thoughts are pinch his family and loved ones during this difficult time,” the spokesperson added.

Shortly aft news of Sheets’ decease spread, his Storage Wars co-stars took to societal media to stock their condolences.

Brandi Passante took to Instagram, writing, “I’m astatine a nonaccomplishment for words! I’ve known Darrel [sic] Sheets for galore years. I’m conscionable truthful very sorry, to perceive the circumstances of his passing.”

Dan Dotson, the auctioneer on Storage Wars, wrote, “RIP Darrell Sheets. You’re successful our hearts and minds. The world is going to miss you brother.”

Another Storage Wars co-star, Rene Nezhoda, shared a video to Instagram, claiming that Sheets had precocious faced cyberbullying.

“Darrell has been posting a batch about the feline that’s been cyberbullying him and tormenting him, and I really dream [law enforcement] look into that feline and it’s conscionable not a pass. It’s conscionable not right, guys. Be better,” Nezhoda said successful the video.

“I cognize a batch of you guys deliberation we hated each other, because we competed a batch connected the show,” Nezhoda continued, adding: “Deep down maine and Darrell were friends, we talked each now and then.”

Nezhoda called Sheets a “very difficult worker that cared much than anyone.”

Sgt. Kyle Ridgway, nationalist accusation serviceman for the Lake Havasu City Police Department, responded to Nezhoda’s cyberbullying allegations in a connection to Fox News Digital, saying, “We are alert of these cyberbullying accusations and that is simply a portion of the progressive investigation.”

Sheets leaves down a son, Brandon, who besides occasionally appeared connected Storage Wars pinch his father.

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