'Storage Wars' Star Darrell Sheets Dies Aged 67 in Apparent Suicide

10 articles · Updated · TMZ · Apr 22

Darrell Sheets, star of 'Storage Wars,' has died at age 67 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Police responded to his residence early Wednesday and confirmed his death at the scene; the case remains under investigation.
Sheets appeared in 163 episodes of the popular reality series and had retired to Arizona, running an antique shop after previous health issues.

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