Darrell Sheets’ “Storage Wars” rival Brandi Passante shared an affectional tribute to him pursuing his tragic death.
The reality prima died from an evident self-inflicted gunshot coiled to nan head, according to nan Lake Havasu Police Department. He was 67 years old.
Passante, who competed against Sheets connected “Storage Wars,” posted pictures of nan 2 together complete nan years on Instagram Wednesday.
In nan first pic successful nan carousel, Passante smiles arsenic Sheets playfully points astatine her. Passante said she had known Sheets for galore years and was now “at a nonaccomplishment for words.”
“I’m conscionable truthful very sorry, to perceive nan circumstances of his passing,” she wrote.
“My bosom hurts for Brandon, Zoe, and Kimber,” she continued, referring to Sheets’ wife, Kimber, boy Brandon and his granddaughter, Zoie. “I unluckily mislaid a genitor and a relative to akin situations.”
Passante shared resources for those dealing pinch intelligence wellness issues.
“I would for illustration to opportunity to everyone, if you are struggling, if you consciousness hopeless aliases for illustration nary 1 cares. I guarantee you they do!! You are not alone,” she wrote.
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“Please scope retired for help. You are not taking your symptom away, you are transferring it to personification else. The condolences from termination is endless. There is ever thief … You tin Dial 988 connected your telephone to link pinch a counsellor and resources. Never suffer successful silence! 💜💜💜.”
Passante, 45, has been connected A&E’s “Storage Wars” since its first season, which premiered successful 2010.
Sheets was connected nan long-running reality show — which follows master buyers who bid connected repossessed, abandoned retention units successful California — from 2010 until 2023.
Fellow “Storage Wars” prima Rene Nezhoda said successful an Instagram video Wednesday that he believed cyberbullying played a portion successful Sheets’ death.
“He had this guy, like, really, really tormenting him lately and cyberbullying [him],” Nezhoda stated.
“Darrell has been posting a batch astir nan feline that’s been cyberbullying him and tormenting him, and I really dream [law enforcement] look into that feline and it’s conscionable not a pass,” he continued.
Sergeant Kyle Ridgway, nationalist accusation serviceman for nan Lake Havasu City Police Department, told Page Six, “We are alert of these cyberbullying accusations and that is simply a portion of nan progressive investigation.”
If you aliases personification you cognize is affected by immoderate of nan issues raised successful this story, telephone aliases matter nan Suicide & Crisis Lifeline astatine 988.