{"id":82382,"date":"2026-04-23T03:50:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/storage-wars-star-died-of-suicide\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T03:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:50:21","slug":"storage-wars-star-died-of-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/storage-wars-star-died-of-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage Wars Star Died of Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Darrell Sheets<\/strong>, who starred on A&amp;E\u2019s <em>Storage Wars<\/em>, has died after an apparent suicide, <em>Us Weekly<\/em> has confirmed. He was 67.<\/p>\n<p>Sheets died on Wednesday, April 22, in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, a spokesperson for the Lake Havasu City Police Department told <em>Us<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn April 22, 2026, at approximately 0200 hours, officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 1500 block of Chandler Drive in reference to a reported deceased individual,\u201d the statement read. \u201cUpon arrival, officers located a male subject who suffered from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The male was pronounced deceased on scene, and the Lake Havasu City Police Department\u2019s Criminal Investigations Unit was notified and responded to the scene to assume the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sheets\u2019 body was \u201cturned over to the Mohave County Medical Examiner\u2019s office for further investigation,\u201d according to the statement. \u201cThe male subject has been identified as Darrell Sheets, a 67-year-old resident of Lake Havasu City and Darrell\u2019s family has been notified. This incident remains under active investigation, and additional information will be released as it becomes available.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/My-600-Lb-Life-Star-Larry-Mr-Buttermilk-Biscuits-Myers-Jr-Dead-Days-After-49th-Birthday.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1930px%2C1090px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"My 600 Lb Life Star Larry Mr Buttermilk Biscuits Myers Jr Dead Days After 49th Birthday\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/My-600-Lb-Life-Star-Larry-Mr-Buttermilk-Biscuits-Myers-Jr-Dead-Days-After-49th-Birthday.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;My 600-Lb. Life&#8217; Star Larry Myers Jr. Dead Days After 49th Birthday<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMy 600-Lb. Life\u2018s Larry Myers Jr. died days after turning 49. Myers, who was dubbed \u201cMr. Buttermilk Biscuits\u201d after a video of him eating food went viral, passed away earlier this month. His cousin Todd Darrell confirmed the news on Saturday, June 17 \u2014 exactly one week after the TLC alum\u2019s birthday. \u201cIt\u2019s with great [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Us<\/em> reached out to the Mohave County Medical Examiner\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Sheets, also known by his nickname \u201cThe Gambler,\u201d appeared on 163 episodes of <em>Storage Wars<\/em> between 2010 and 2023. He was a storage auction veteran who became known for his catchphrase, \u201cThis is the WOW factor!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the uninitiated, <em>Storage Wars<\/em> follows buyers as they bid on abandoned and unopened storage lockers in an auction. The winner of an episode is determined by the value of the locker\u2019s contents.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for A&amp;E tells <em>Us<\/em>, \u201cWe are saddened by the passing of a beloved member of our <em>Storage Wars<\/em> family, Darrell \u2018The Gambler\u2019 Sheets. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Biggest-Loser-Tragedies-The-Most-Shocking-Deaths-Through-the-Years-update.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"The Biggest Loser Tragedies The Most Shocking Deaths Through the Years\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Biggest-Loser-Tragedies-The-Most-Shocking-Deaths-Through-the-Years-update.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;The Biggest Loser&#8217; Tragedies: Most Shocking Deaths Through the Years<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Biggest Loser franchise has mourned the deaths of some of the show\u2019s contestants over the years. NBC debuted the reality series in 2004, which followed a group of people deemed overweight who would compete in a 30-week competition. The goal was to lose as many pounds as possible to be crowned \u201cthe biggest loser.\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following a mild heart attack in 2019, Sheets opted to take a step back from <em>Storage Wars<\/em>, making only a few appearances on the show before his exit in 2023. After moving to Lake Havasu, he opened an antique store called Havasu Show Me Your Junk.<\/p>\n<p>Sheets was described as being \u201caddicted to the \u2018high\u2019 of storage auctions,\u201d according to his <em>Storage Wars<\/em> bio.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhile others have turned the gambling side of storage buying into steady businesses, Darrell is always going for the \u2018big hit,\u2019\u201d the bio continued. \u201cBoasting a big game, Darrell is quick to tell you about the four Picassos and the world\u2019s most lucrative comic book collection that he has scored through storage auctions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Darrell is survived by his son, <strong>Brandon Sheets<\/strong>, who also appeared on <em>Storage Wars<\/em> between 2010 and 2016. Darrell was previously married to <strong>Kimber Wuerfel<\/strong> until their divorce in 2016. He was reportedly not married at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darrell Sheets, who starred on A&amp;E\u2019s Storage Wars, has died after an apparent suicide, Us Weekly has confirmed. He was 67. Sheets died on Wednesday, April 22, in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, a spokesperson for the Lake Havasu City Police Department told Us. \u201cOn April 22, 2026, at approximately 0200 hours, officers with the Lake [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_daextam_enable_autolinks":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-trends-and-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Storage-Wars-Star-Darrell-Sheets-Dead-at-67-After-Apparent-Suicide.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}