Overview
- Officers in Lake Havasu City found Sheets dead at his home around 2 a.m. Wednesday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- The department’s Criminal Investigations Unit took over the case, and the body was turned over to the Mohave County Medical Examiner for autopsy and review.
- Investigators said allegations of cyberbullying raised by former co-stars are part of the ongoing probe, and they asked anyone with information to contact the department.
- A&E, which airs Storage Wars, said it was saddened by his death and offered condolences to his family and friends.
- Sheets was a longtime fixture on the series with about 163 episodes as “The Gambler,” and he had scaled back work after a 2019 heart attack and ongoing heart and lung issues.