Darrell Sheets ‘tormenting’ cause of death involves police investigation

Hours after the death of Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets, police have confirmed that they are looking into allegations that the reality TV star had been bullied online.

Sgt. Kyle Ridgway told Entertainment Weekly, "The Lake Havasu City Police Department [of Arizona] is aware of the cyberbullying accusations and it is a part of the current active investigation."

Sheets had appeared on the first 15 seasons of the long-running A&E series that follows professional buyers bidding on storage lockers up for auction, in search of valuable treasures. 

In one episode, he famously found a letter from President Abraham Lincoln. Nicknamed "The Gambler," Sheets' last appearance in the show was back in 2023.

After the police had found Sheets dead at an Arizona residence, the Lake Havasu Police Department said in a news release, "On 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.”

"Upon 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's Criminal Investigations Unit was notified and responded to the scene to assume the investigation,” they further mentioned.

On Wednesday afternoon, another former Storage Wars cast member, Rene Nezhoda, posted a video to social media, in which he said that Sheets had been dealing with a bully.

“He had a guy really, really tormenting him lately and cyberbullying him," Nezhoda said, adding, "Guys, just 'cause you watch us on television doesn't mean you know us. It doesn't mean you know what we're about. Also, it doesn't entitle you to bully somebody."

He urged law enforcement to dig into that aspect of the case saying, "Darrell has been posting a lot about the guy that's been cyberbullying him and tormenting him and I really hope they look into that guy, and it's just not a pass, because it's just not right, guys."