What We Know About Hayden Panettiere’s Sudden Death
Autopsy found no signs of trauma, and the Greenville County coroner said Panettiere’s cause of death remains under investigation.
- On Sunday, actress Hayden Panettiere died after suffering cardiac arrest at the Judson Mill Lofts in Greenville, South Carolina, where her former partner Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were present.
- Panettiere's relationship with Brian Hickerson ended in 2020 amid domestic violence allegations. In her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, published three months before her death, she detailed years of abuse she suffered during their time together.
- Responding officer Matthew Bryan reported Zach Hickerson was "very emotional" while emergency crews worked on Hayden, while Brian Hickerson showed officials a "bag of medication" she had been taking at the time.
- An autopsy completed Monday revealed "no signs of trauma were discovered that would have contributed to the death," the Greenville County Coroner's Office stated. Authorities had received the 911 call reporting cardiac arrest at the residence.
- Panettiere's cause of death remains pending further investigation by the coroner, with toxicology results potentially taking weeks. Brian and Zach Hickerson did not respond to NBC News requests for comment on Monday and Tuesday.
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