Darrell Sheets’ ex-wife Kimber Wuerfel broke her silence on the Storage Wars star’s death.
“I haven’t had the words until now,” Wuerfel captioned an Instagram video on Thursday, April 30. “Thank you for all the love, prayers, and condolences, it has meant more than I can say.”
The video featured both photos and video of Sheets and Wuerfel from their years-long marriage. The former couple divorced in 2016 but stayed close following their split. They shared kids Brandon and Tiffany.
“Darrell gave us so many moments of laughter, connection and life. May the memories you hold of him stay close to your heart, as mine will stay with me forever,” Wuerfel continued. “From our family to yours, thank you. We will make an announcement in the future, for those who wish to participate in a service.”
Us Weekly confirmed on April 22 that Sheets died in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, at age 67 following an apparent suicide. An official cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
“Officers with the Lake Havasu City Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the 1500 block of Chandler Drive in reference to a reported deceased individual,” a spokesperson for the Lake Havasu City Police Department shared in a statement. “Upon arrival, officers located a male subject who suffered from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.”
They added, “The male was pronounced deceased on scene, and the Lake Havasu City Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit was notified and responded to the scene to assume the investigation.”
Sheets was identified on the scene and his body was “turned over to the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s office for further investigation,” the same statement read.
Sheets was known for his 163-episode stint on Storage Wars between 2010 and 2023. He was referred to as “The Gambler.”
In the aftermath of Sheets’ death, his Storage Wars costars are willing to help pay for funeral costs.
“[Darrell’s family] might just do something small and quaint and easy for them,” Dan Dotson told Us exclusively on Tuesday, April 28. “I know that we would all chip in and help and try to make it right for them if they had anything else in mind that they would want to do.”
He added, “I’m sure the cast would be all good with [pitching in for funeral costs], and I’m sure production would be good, and the network would be good with doing something if they could just figure out what that something is.”
