What changed in this update
Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach, made the 911 call that brought first responders to the apartment where Hayden Panettiere was found unresponsive.
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Death of actor Hayden Panettiere
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Actor Hayden Panettiere, 36, died in a Greenville, South Carolina apartment. The Greenville County Coroner's Office has ruled her death an accidental overdose involving fentanyl, with no signs of foul play. Police said she was with on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach, who made the 911 call.
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What changed
The coroner ruled Hayden Panettiere's death an accidental overdose involving fentanyl, resolving the earlier uncertainty over cause and manner.
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CBS
Panettiere was with on-and-off boyfriend when she died, police report says
Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach, made the 911 call that brought first responders to the apartment where Hayden Panettiere was found unresponsive.
CBS
Hayden Panettiere was with on-and-off boyfriend when she died, police say
Guardian
Boyfriend of Hayden Panettiere was at apartment when actor died
Police report shows Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were at Greenville, South Carolina, residence Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend , according to a police report released on Tuesday. A Greenville police officer who responded to the residence on Sunday afternoon was met…
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Hayden Panettiere's ex-boyfriend was at scene when she died, police report says
Hayden Panettiere's ex-boyfriend and his brother were on the scene when she died, according to Sky's US partner NBC News, citing a police incident report.
CBS
Hayden Panettiere was found in cardiac arrest with no signs of foul play
Actress Hayden Panettiere was found in cardiac arrest in a South Carolina apartment, the coroner's office says. The official cause and manner of death for the 36-year-old is still under investigation, but officials say there were no signs of foul play. Mark Strassmann reports.
