'Storage Wars' star Darrell Sheets passes away at 67
“Storage Wars” fan favorite Darrell Sheets has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, Lake Havasu Police in Arizona told TMZ. He was 67 years old.NEW YORK, NY - MAY 08: Darrell Sheets attends A&E Networks 2013 Upfront at Lincoln Center on May 8, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images)Early Wednesday morning, officers responded to a report of a deceased individual at his house, where they found Sheets and pronounced him dead at the scene.Sheets appeared on 163 episodes of “Storage Wars,” an A&E reality show that followed teams of buyers as they competed against each other to get the best payoff from the contents of auctioned off storage lockers. While on the show, he earned the nickname "The Gambler” because of his love of high-risk purchases during auctions.NEW YORK, NY - MAY 08: Darrell Sheets, Kimber Sheets, and Brandon Sheets of "Storage Wars" attend the A+E Networks 2013 Upfront on May 8, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for A+E Networks)He also appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and on Rachael Ray’s talk show. Once he quit being on camera in 2016, Sheets moved to Lake Havasu, AZ, and opened his own antique store, Havasu Show Me Your Junk.A spokesperson for A&E told TMZ, "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."NEW YORK, NY - MAY 09: TV Personality Darrell Sheets attends A&E Networks 2012 Upfront at Lincoln Center on May 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for A&E Networks)Sheets is survived by his two children, Tiffany Shane Sheets and Brandon Sheets. He will surely be missed.If you or anyone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.Follow us on Instagram @WeArePauseRewind for all your pop culture obsessions.
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