{"id":236290,"date":"2026-04-23T15:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/darrell-sheets-may-have-been-cyberbullied-ahead-of-suicide-police-to-investigate\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:14:12","slug":"darrell-sheets-may-have-been-cyberbullied-ahead-of-suicide-police-to-investigate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/darrell-sheets-may-have-been-cyberbullied-ahead-of-suicide-police-to-investigate\/","title":{"rendered":"Darrell Sheets May Have Been Cyberbullied Ahead of Suicide; Police to Investigate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, we reported on the news that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/darrell-sheets-cause-of-death-storage-wars-star-was-67\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Darrell Sheets had died <\/a>at the age of 67.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Storage Wars <\/em>star is believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.<\/p>\n<p>Now, police are investigating the events leading up to Sheets\u2019 death, as they have reason to believe that online harassment may have played a role. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1335\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1776955887546.jpg\" alt=\"TV Personality Darrell Sheets attends A&amp;E Networks 2012 Upfront at Lincoln Center on May 9, 2012 in New York City.  \" class=\"wp-image-553458 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1776955887546.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1776955887546-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1776955887546-1024x805.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1776955887546-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1776955887546-960x755.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1776955887546-1080x849.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1776955887546-1200x943.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1776955887546.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TV Personality Darrell Sheets attends A&amp;E Networks 2012 Upfront at Lincoln Center on May 9, 2012 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images for A&amp;E Networks)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sheets was found dead in his home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Now, authorities in that town say they\u2019re looking into claims that the reality TV vet had become a victim of vicious cyberbullying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware of these cyberbullying accusations, and that is a part of the active investigation,\u201d said a spokesperson for the department.<\/p>\n<p>Little is known about the circumstances of the alleged bullying, but we\u2019re sure that more will be revealed as the investigation progresses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Last Time We Saw Darrell Sheets | TMZ\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tDD0Fv54ICc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"geom_inter_1776956672277_71_4\">A spokesperson says that on Wednesday, police responded to a call about \u201ca reported deceased individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"geom_inter_1776956672277_90_5\">\u201cUpon arrival, officers located a male subject who suffered from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,\u201d read the press release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe male was pronounced deceased on scene, and the Lake Havasu City Police Department\u2019s Criminal Investigations Unit was notified and responded to the scene to assume the investigation,\u201d the spokesperson continued, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe body was ultimately turned over to the Mohave County Medical Examiner\u2019s office for further investigation. The male subject has been identified as Darrell Sheets, a 67-year-old resident of Lake Havasu City, and Darrell\u2019s family has been notified.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXc6tHKj6xq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>No official cause of death has been revealed, but\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/storage-wars-star-darrell-sheets-dead-67-11956266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and other outlets were quick to report that Sheets appeared to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.<\/p>\n<p>It might be a long time before we know more about Sheets\u2019 final hours, but in the meantime, his former <em>Storage Wars <\/em>colleagues are among the many paying tribure on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m at a loss for words! I\u2019ve known Darrel Sheets for many years. I\u2019m just so very sorry, to hear the circumstances of his passing. My heart hurts for Brandon, Zoe, and Kimber,\u201d Brandi Passante wrote on Instagram, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI unfortunately lost a parent and a brother to similar situations. 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. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease reach out for help. You are not taking your pain away, you are transferring it to someone else. The grief from suicide is endless. There is always help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please call or text 988 for help.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/darrell-sheets-may-have-been-cyberbullied-ahead-of-suicide-police-to-investigate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes On Wednesday, we reported on the news that Darrell Sheets had died at the age of 67. The Storage Wars star is believed to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Now, police are investigating the events leading up to Sheets\u2019 death, as they have reason to believe that online harassment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":236292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-236290","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}