'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 the 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 the head. 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,” the connection read.

“The assemblage was yet turned implicit to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s bureau for further investigation,” the merchandise continued.

Police said that they identified the antheral arsenic Sheets and that his household had been notified. “This incidental remains nether progressive investigation, and further accusation volition beryllium released arsenic it becomes available.”

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

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

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

Rene Nezhoda, different “Storage Wars” formed subordinate who was often considered Sheets’ rival owed to their onscreen antics, posted connected Instagram aft quality of Sheets’ decease broke 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 due to the fact that we competed a batch connected the show, and you know, we had our moments. We had our run-ins, but that’s due to the fact that we were some competitors, right?

“Deep down, maine and Darrell were friends. We talked each present and then. He is simply a precise hard idiosyncratic 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 idiosyncratic “really, truly tormenting” him connected societal media.

The “Storage Wars” alum past addressed cyberbullies for their attraction of nationalist figures, saying, “Just due to the fact that you ticker america connected tv doesn’t mean you cognize us. You ne'er cognize what demons idiosyncratic faces.”