Hayden Panettiere Death: Greenville Police Report Names Brian Hickerson at Apartment

Police report details who was present at Greenville apartment

GREENVILLE, South Carolina — Actor Hayden Panettiere was with her on-and-off boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother, Zach Hickerson, when she died at an apartment in Greenville over the weekend, according to police.

The information is contained in a police report describing officers’ response at the Greenville apartment. The report identifies Brian Hickerson and Zach Hickerson as being present with Panettiere before authorities arrived, according to the account.

Police have not, in the information provided, disclosed the precise time of Panettiere’s death, a cause of death or whether investigators believe criminal conduct played a role. The report also indicates that officers documented what they found at the apartment after responding to the scene, although the specific findings were not included in the available account.

Authorities have not released a cause or manner of death

The presence of other people at a death scene does not, by itself, establish responsibility or suggest wrongdoing. Investigators typically review statements from those present, physical evidence and medical findings before determining the circumstances surrounding a death.

Brian Hickerson has been described as Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend. Police did not provide further details in the report summary about the sequence of events leading up to the emergency response or whether either Hickerson brother was interviewed at the scene.

Greenville is the primary location identified in the police account. The Greenville Police Department is the local law-enforcement agency responsible for investigating incidents within the city, though no separate public statement from the department was included with the report details.

The case has drawn attention because the reported death involves a high-profile actor and because the initial account leaves key questions unresolved, including the medical determination and the full chronology inside the apartment. Police reports are often an early record of an officer’s observations and may be supplemented as investigators receive forensic or medical information.

As of the information available, authorities had not publicly released a cause or manner of death, announced charges, or identified any suspect in connection with Panettiere’s death. The status of the police investigation remains unclear.