Longtime “Storage Wars” star Darrell Sheets has died at age 67 in his Arizona home, according to authorities.
Police in Lake Havasu City, Arizona found Sheets dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home around 2 a.m. On Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
His death remains under investigation, with his body being taken to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s office.
The Lake Havasu City Police Department is encouraging anyone with information to call them at (928) 855-1171.
Network A&E, which “Storage Wars” has run on for over 17 seasons, said in a statement to USA TODAY that they were “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.”
Sheets was born in California in 1958 and rose to TV fame through the beloved reality series, which follows buyers of abandoned and unopened storage lockers competing to obtain valuable contents in Southern California.
He earned the nickname “The Gambler” on the series due to his appetite for high-risk purchases during auctions.
Sheets appeared in 163 episodes of “Storage Wars,” which premiered in 2010, but has only sporadically appeared in the latest seasons after he revealed he suffered a heart attack in 2019.
Upon leaving the locker trade industry, he moved to Arizona and owned an antiques store.
He loved the “high” of storage auctions for 32 years, according to a bio of him on the “Storage Wars” website.
Sheets started his flipping business over 30 years ago, hunting for treasures by bidding on unclaimed storage units.
He said he had found everything from scrap crap to Picassos in storage units.
He called himself the Gambler because he takes the risks, bets big and comes out on top.
Sheets said he loved his family, including his longtime partner Kimber Naisbitt Pino.
He described Kimber as the love of his life and his biggest supporter of this unique business that he’s in.
He has two kids, Kimber has two kids, and between them they have four beautiful grandchildren that he loves being around.
His son Brandon Sheets is following in the family business, attending every auction by his father’s side.
Sheets takes pride in the adventure and education storage buying has provided him, calling it a lifestyle and skill set he hopes to pass on to his son.
He said he is lucky to have his son around him every day, coming from a large family where he’s the practical joker of the bunch.
This news comes as a significant loss to the reality television community, particularly for fans of long-running competition series that celebrate everyday entrepreneurship and the thrill of discovery.
