Trigger Warning: This story contains mentions of suicide.
Darrell Sheets, star of A&E‘s Storage Wars, has died at the age of 67.
Variety reports that police went to Darrell’s Lake Havasu, Arizona, home in the early Wednesday morning in response to a report of a deceased individual. Officers discovered Darrell inside the home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
“This incident remains under active investigation, and additional information will be released as it becomes available,” a press release put out by the Lake Havasu Police Department on Wednesday reads.
Darrell— who went by the nickname “The Gambler”— starred on the long-running A&E show from its first season in 2010 until Season 15 in 2023. In 2019, he two heart attacks and underwent heart surgery but had recovered. He had been running an antique store in Lake Havasu at the time of his death.
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Last month, Darrell posted several alarming posts to Facebook, claiming that he was being cyber-bullied by specific people whom he named in a post. In two posts in March, Darrell even let his friends and family know that “if anything happens” to him, it was these two specific people who would be behind it.
“Well people here is my cyber bully stalker just letting people know if anything happens to me this [is] him,” Darrell wrote, before naming two people he claimed had made social media accounts to impersonate and harass him. Darrell claimed one of the people had “extorted money from many people in this town acting like a handyman” for three years.
In another post to Facebook in March, Darrell again wrote about the two specific people he claims were impersonating him and harassing him.
“I’m extremely sorry and sick over this, Darrell wrote on March 9. “These people have ruined me and he said he would please understand it is not me. People are showing up to my work and wanting to harm me. The police are aware of this but [their] hands are tied because Facebook allows this and it is very bad.
“If something happens to me it was [name redacted by The Ashley] and his wife,” Darrell added.
As of press time, none of Darrell’s ‘Storage Wars’ co-stars have spoken out about his death. However, a statement was posted to the official ‘Storage Wars’ Facebook page by the network.
“We are saddened by the passing of a beloved member of our Storage Wars family, Darrell ‘The Gambler’ Sheets. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time.”
Darrell is survived by his son, Brandon Sheets— who appeared on ‘Storage Wars’— and a granddaughter.
UPDATE! The Lake Havasu Police Department released a statement to TMZ, informing the public that officers are aware of the online claims Darrell made before his death.
“”We are aware of these cyberbullying accusations and that is a part of the active investigation,” the LHPD said in the statement.
You can watch a clip of Darrell on ‘Storage Wars’ below.
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Dude you’re 67 fucking years old. You let a lame ass bully win. SMH
Darryl has always been my favorite on this show. I’m so sad it had to come to this! People are just evil! RIP buddy and prayers go out to your family and friends ❤️🥰
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I used to watch this show and Darrel was my faves. Absolutely shocked and saddened by the news.
Very sad, people can be so cruel. Remember whether you’re religious or not, the universe sees all and karma is unforgiving
Hu. Not on my Bingo card.
He was funny on that show. I do remember him.
This is a shame. RIP.
Terrible 😞
My heart is sick for his son.
Awww, man. I wasn’t his biggest fan, but this is not okay. 🙁 These crimes aren’t taken seriously and don’t have many laws around them. Sending love to his family. It was obvious on the show how much he loved them.
This is so fckng sad. RIP.