'storage Wars' Star Darrell Sheets, Known As 'the Gambler,' Dies At 67

“Storage Wars” prima Darrell Sheets was recovered dormant by constabulary connected Wednesday successful Lake Havasu City, Ariz. He was 67.

According to Variety, which obtained a study from nan Lake Havasu City Police Department, Sheets died from what appeared to beryllium a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The connection said that connected Wednesday astir 2 a.m., officers were dispatched to Sheets’ location connected Chandler Drive aft reports of a deceased individual.

“Upon arrival, officers located a antheral taxable who suffered from what appeared to beryllium a self-inflicted gunshot coiled to nan head. The antheral was pronounced deceased connected segment and nan Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit was notified and responded to nan segment to presume nan investigation,” nan connection read.

“The assemblage was yet turned complete to nan Mohave County Medical Examiner’s agency for further investigation,” nan merchandise continued.

Police said that they identified nan man arsenic Sheets and that his family had been notified. “This incident remains nether progressive investigation, and further accusation will beryllium released arsenic it becomes available.”

Sheets appeared crossed 15 seasons of nan celebrated A&E reality show “Storage Wars” from 2010 to 2023. His son, Brandon Sheets, was besides a formed member, and nan father-son duo was often considered nan bosom of nan show. Darrell would usage his not-so-stealthy attack erstwhile bidding connected retention lockers that he was consenting to stake contained what he would picture arsenic “wow factor” treasures.

“I’m a purchaser by trade. I emotion buying retention sheds. It’s my addiction,” he said connected nan series. “I’m fundamentally known for taking nan bully worldly and conscionable getting nan heck retired of here.”

According to Sheets’ formed bio, nan antiques enthusiast loved to brag astir “four Picassos and nan world’s astir lucrative comic book collection” that he scored done retention auctions. He told The Times successful 2015 that he erstwhile invested successful a locker and discovered pieces of original artwork by Frank Gutierrez that he said appraised for astir $300,000, making for nan biggest return successful nan TV show’s then-five-year history.

Rene Nezhoda, different “Storage Wars” formed personnel who was often considered Sheets’ rival owed to their onscreen antics, posted connected Instagram aft news of Sheets’ decease collapsed and called retired cyberbullies.

“Unfortunately, Darrell Sheets took his ain life,” Nezhoda said. “I cognize a batch of you guys deliberation we hated each different because we competed a batch connected nan show, and you know, we had our moments. We had our run-ins, but that’s because we were some competitors, right?

“Deep down, maine and Darrell were friends. We talked each now and then. He is simply a very difficult worker that cared much than anyone I’ve astir apt ever met astir their family, astir his son, astir [his granddaughter] Zoie.”

Nezhoda said that Sheets had personification “really, really tormenting” him connected societal media.

The “Storage Wars” alum past addressed cyberbullies for their curen of nationalist figures, saying, “Just because you watch america connected tv doesn’t mean you cognize us. You ne'er cognize what demons personification faces.”