LAKE HAVASU CITY — Darrell Sheets, a 67-year-old cast member on the reality series "Storage Wars," died by suicide on April 22 at his home in Arizona. The Lake Havasu City Police Department confirmed his death was a suicide after receiving information from the Mohave County Medical Examiner's Office and initiated an investigation into alleged cyberbullying.

Police found a note in a bathroom closet near where Sheets was found dead. The note stated, "I could not take anymore the Facebook bulling." Sheets died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Law enforcement later interviewed the alleged cyberbully, who denied involvement in Sheets' death and stated he was "nowhere near" Arizona at the time. The individual also told police he had been receiving death threats and declined to answer further questions.

Sheets' girlfriend informed authorities that she had interacted with him shortly before his death. She recounted that Sheets was texting his daughter-in-law on the night he died. According to the girlfriend, the daughter-in-law told him that his girlfriend was "suspicious and that she was stealing money from" him. Sheets' girlfriend said he "was sad and upset" about these messages. The girlfriend left around 8 p.m. to pick up Sheets' granddaughter from work. When she returned, Sheets was in bed. She later heard him get out of bed, which woke her. She found Sheets in his office with what she believed was a gun held to his head. She stated he was crying and yelled at her to go back to bed. She told police she immediately thought "he was going to shoot himself" and tried to plead with him while backing away. She then heard a single gunshot and called 911.

In a later interview, Sheets' girlfriend indicated he had been experiencing trouble sleeping and was stressed due to "dealing with some issues with a male slandering his name." She also mentioned that Sheets and his son had recently "verbally fought over 'family drama'" during a visit.

Sheets, originally from California, was known as "the gambler" on "Storage Wars" and had been a regular cast member since the show's debut in 2010. The series features teams bidding on abandoned storage units. His A&E bio indicated he had accumulated four Picasso pieces from storage auctions over the years, but eventually found greater pride in the adventure itself rather than collecting.

Following Sheets' death, "Storage Wars" co-star Brandi Passante shared a message on Instagram. She stated she was "so very sorry, to hear the circumstances of his passing." Passante also wrote, "I would like to say to everyone, if you are struggling, if you feel hopeless or like no one cares. I assure you they do!! You are not alone." Rene Nezhoda, another co-star, posted a video calling Sheets a "very hard worker" who "cared more than anyone I've ever met about his family." Nezhoda also stated, "He had a guy really, really tormenting him lately with cyberbullying." He further elaborated, "You shouldn't cyberbully at all. Because you never know what demons somebody faces and what they go through and what you might push them through."