Storage Wars Star Darrell Sheets Dies Aged 67

Darrell Sheets, 1 of the stars of the deed A&E world bid Storage Wars, has died astatine property 67. Sheets passed distant connected Wednesday, April 22 successful Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Local constabulary person since released accusation connected however the world TV property died.

“On April 22, 2026, astatine astir 0200 hours, officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department were dispatched to a residence successful the 1500 artifact of Chandler Drive successful notation to a reported deceased individual. Upon arrival, officers located a antheral taxable who suffered from what appeared to beryllium a self-inflicted gunshot coiled to the head,” the Lake Havasu Police Department said successful a connection via Variety. “The antheral was pronounced deceased connected country and the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit was notified and responded to the country to presume the investigation.”

Law enforcement added: “The assemblage was yet turned implicit to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s bureau for further investigation. The antheral taxable has been identified arsenic Darrell Sheets, a 67-year-old nonmigratory of Lake Havasu City and Darrell’s household has been notified. This incidental remains nether progressive investigation, and further accusation volition beryllium released arsenic it becomes available.”

Sheets antecedently had a bosom onslaught successful 2019, but it is unclear if helium was suffering from further wellness problems astatine the clip of his death.

According to Entertainment Weekly, determination had been claims that Sheets was cyberbullied anterior to his death. "The Lake Havasu City Police Department [of Arizona] is alert of the cyberbullying accusations," Sgt. Kyle Ridgway told the outlet. "It is simply a portion of the existent progressive investigation."

The world prima participated arsenic a purchaser connected Storage Wars — known colloquially connected the amusement arsenic “The Gambler” — for a whopping 15 seasons earlier taking his permission from the bid successful the summertime of 2023. The contention amusement focused connected teams of buyers attempting to accumulate the astir invaluable items from assorted abandoned retention lockers up for sale.

After Sheets’ permission from the long-time series, helium retired and moved to Arizona from confederate California wherever Storage Wars is shot. In Arizona, helium stayed existent to his emotion of uncovering gems and ran an antique store called Havasu Show Me Your Junk.

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Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.