‘Storage Wars’ Dan Dotson
I COULD’VE HELPED DARRELL IF I WAS BETTER FRIEND
Published
July 10, 2026
9:50 AM PDT
Darrell Sheets’ suicide rocked the “Storage Wars” cast and crew … and one of the show’s main auctioneers, Dan Dotson, has a heartbreaking take on Darrell’s tragic death.
Dan tells TMZ … he was friendly with Darrell for the 15 seasons they appeared on the A&E reality series, but the two men were not close pals … something he now regrets.
Dan tells us … “Maybe if I’d been a better friend, I could’ve helped him. Seems he was going through a lot we didn’t know about.”
Dan and his wife, Laura — who also serves as a ‘Storage Wars’ auctioneer — were devastated to learn Darrell shot himself.
The couple attended Darrell’s celebration of life … and were shocked by how many people from the series — including 3 showrunners — reunited for the service.
As TMZ previously reported, Darrell was found dead at his Arizona home on April 22 in what the medical examiner later ruled a suicide.
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The Arizona police officer who responded to Darrell’s home immediately knew who the reality star was when he found him dead … and officers were shocked when they realized what they had stumbled upon.
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