Hayden Panettiere news

How it unfolded

1. Aug 20, 2026First responders went to Judson Mill Lofts in Greenville, S.C., after a report of an unresponsive female; Panettiere was found dead. A friend had called 911 at 1:51 p.m. to report she was unresponsive and in cardiac arrest, and she was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m.
2. Sep 11, 2026Federal authorities probing the death focused on where the drugs and medications that played a role came from, echoing probes that led to supplier charges in the deaths of Matthew Perry and Mac Miller.
3. Sep 13, 2026Greenville Police said officers were called to the Wild Wing Cafe on Woodruff Road around 9:10 p.m. for a reported assault; several people were involved and multiple people were detained. Brian Hickerson, Panettiere's boyfriend, was detained, and his brother Zach Hickerson was arrested for disorderly conduct and taken to the Greenville County Detention Center.