Storage Wars alum Darrell Sheets died on Wednesday in Lake Havasu, Arizona, TMZ reports. He was 67.
The Lake Havasu Police Department informed the outlet that Sheets passed away from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
In a release obtained by Variety, the Lake Havasu Police Department said that “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” at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday.
“Upon arrival, officers located a male subject who suffered from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,” the release continues. “The male was pronounced deceased on scene and the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit was notified and responded to the scene to assume the investigation.”
Per the release, “the body was ultimately turned over to the Mohave County Medical,” and ultimately identified as Sheets.
According to TMZ, Sheets, who retired to Lake Havasu, Arizona where he ran the antique shop Havasu Show Me Your Junk, after starring on the A&E reality series, suffered a heart attack in 2019.
Per IMDb, Sheets appeared in 163 episodes of the. According to Page Six, Sheets earned the nickname “The Gambler” because of his tendency to overbid on storage units based on his “gut instinct.”
The network issued the following statement to DECIDER when reached for comment: “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.”