{
  "id": 1772732,
  "title": "Panettiere was with on-and-off boyfriend when she died, police report says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/panettiere-was-with-on-and-off-boyfriend-when-she-died-police-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T18:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hayden-panettiere-death-police-report-brian-hickerson/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A police report reveals that Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother Zach were present at the scene when the \"Heroes\" actress was found unresponsive in a South Carolina apartment on Sunday. Panettiere, 36, had a tumultuous relationship with Hickerson, who has a history of alleged abuse arrests. When first responders arrived, firefighters and EMS personnel were already performing CPR on Panettiere, as noted in the partially redacted police report. The report, attributed to Officer Matthew Bryan, states that Panettiere showed no obvious physical reasons for her unresponsiveness. He mentioned that EMS worked on her for an extended period before declaring her dead at 2:31 p.m. The Hickersons' emotional state is also described, with Zach Hickerson expressing his distress while Brian Hickerson became emotional only after EMS pronounced her deceased. A search warrant was conducted, and Panettiere's current medication regimen was handed over to Bryan by Brian Hickerson. The cause and manner of her death remain pending the results of an autopsy, which could take up to eight weeks. Panettiere, known for her extensive film and television career, had battled addiction and postpartum depression in the past.",
  "summary": "Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach, made the 911 call that brought first responders to the apartment where Hayden Panettiere was found unresponsive.",
  "key_points": [
    "Hayden Panettiere found unresponsive in South Carolina apartment on Sunday.",
    "Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach present at the scene when she was discovered.",
    "Cause and manner of her death pending autopsy results."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}