Overview
- The Mohave County Medical Examiner, which issued its finding Tuesday, said the 67-year-old died by suicide.
- Lake Havasu City police said their Criminal Investigations Unit submitted Sheets’ cellphone for forensic analysis and is waiting on the results.
- Investigators noted that toxicology is still pending and the case remains active as they review digital evidence.
- Officers found Sheets at his Lake Havasu City home around 2 a.m. on April 22 with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Colleagues, including Rene Nezhoda and Laura Dotson, have pointed to sustained online harassment and impersonation that Sheets described in March, allegations police say are part of the inquiry.