Darrell Sheets died Wednesday in Lake Havisou, Ariz., People and USA Today reported. The Storage Wars star was 67.
Lake Havisou City Police Department responded to a call at 2 a.m. They found Sheets dead by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Sheets was a bidder on the show nicknamed “The Gambler.” On the show, people bid on the contents of storage lockers that are sold due to nonpayment.
Sheets has obtained Picasso paintings and valuable comic book collections through the show. He had opened an antiques store in Arizona. He had two children, Brandon who appeared with him on Storage Wars, and Tiffany Shane Sheets.
Storage Wars network A&E released a statement to the outlets saying, “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.”
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