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Darrell Sheets\u2019 \u201cStorage Wars\u201d rival Brandi Passante shared an emotional tribute to him following his apparent suicide<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

The reality star died of \u201cwhat appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,\u201d according to the Lake Havasu City Police Department. He was 67 years old.<\/p>\n

Passante, who competed against Sheets on \u201cStorage Wars,\u201d posted pictures of the two together over the years on Instagram<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n

In the first pic in the carousel, Passante smiles as Sheets playfully points at her. Passante said she had known Sheets for many years and was now \u201cat a loss for words.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Passante said she had known Sheets for many years and shared throwback pics of the two together.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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