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Storage Wars’ Darrell Sheets Opened Up About Depression Nearly 10 Years Before Death by Suicide
- Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets died Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at age 67 from an apparent suicide in his Lake Havasu City, Arizona, home after police responded to a reported deceased individual.
- Known as 'The Gambler' for his high-risk bidding, Sheets appeared on more than 160 episodes of Storage Wars from 2010 to 2023 before opening his antique shop, Havasu Show Me Your Junk, in Arizona.
- Authorities are investigating cyberbullying claims involving Sheets, with costars Rene Nezhoda and Dave Hester acknowledging recent online harassment; Sergeant Kyle Ridgway of the Lake Havasu City Police Department confirmed these accusations are part of the active investigation.
- A&E Network will honor Sheets with an in-memoriam card during Saturday's new episode, alongside a marathon of past episodes from Seasons 1 to 15, remembering him as a 'beloved member of our Storage Wars family.'
- In the years preceding his death, Sheets spoke openly about depression, writing "Depression is the Devil's way of attacking us," and urged others to be kind; those in crisis can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.
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At the age of 68, Darrell Sheets said goodbye forever.
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Storage Wars’ Darrell Sheets Opened Up About Depression Nearly 10 Years Before Death by Suicide
Late Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets previously opened up about struggling with depression nearly a decade before his death. “Depression is the Devil’s way of attacking us,” Sheets wrote via Instagram in June 2018. “It knows no mercy, it takes our smiles it comes and goes, it ruins our relationships, it takes away our happiness, it leads to suicide in some cases, it destroys all thoughts of positivity, it is a 24/7 battle and allows no rest for…
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