Darrell Sheets of ‘Storage Wars’ dead at 67, police say

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LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (Gray News) — Darrell Sheets of “Storage Wars” has died. He was 67.

TMZ was the first to report the death.

In a news release obtained by Variety, the Lake Havasu City Police Department said officers were called to Sheets’ home at about 2 a.m. Wednesday.

"Storage Wars" cast member Darrell Sheets attends the A+E Networks 2013 Upfront on Wednesday,...
"Storage Wars" cast member Darrell Sheets attends the A+E Networks 2013 Upfront on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in New York.(Evan Agostini | Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Officers found Sheets suffering from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sheets’ body was turned over to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s office for further investigation.

Sheets appeared in 163 episodes of “Storage Wars,” according to his IMDb page.