The brother of Hayden Panettiere’s on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson has spoken out days after the Nashville star’s death. Panettiere died August 16 at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina aged 36. A cause of death has not yet been revealed.
Zach Hickerson, 38, spoke Friday to TMZ on what would have been the Heroes star’s 37th birthday, sharing how he and Brian found Panettiere unconscious. He revealed that the trio had plans to get lunch and go indoor golfing Sunday. When I didn’t reach Brian or Hayden, I just assumed maybe they fell back asleep so I drove over and went to the Airbnb.
When I got there I knew the code to the building but not the door code to the AirBnb,” Zach told TMZ. When we went in and tried to wake Hayden up for lunch, we realized she was unconscious.” Zach also told the outlet that “Brian gave her Narcan.” Panettiere’s death is being investigated. A police report viewed by The Independent stated that Brian gave police a “bag of medication” that Panettiere was reportedly taking at the time of her death.
The names of the medications were redacted. One day after police reportedly began probing whether there could be criminal conduct behind Panettiere’s death, Brian broke his silence via his lawyer, saying, in part, “it is important to allow that investigation to proceed.” That now reportedly involves the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, who joined the investigation into Panettiere’s death on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the case who spoke to The New York Times.
Panettiere’s death was confirmed in a statement released by her father. New subscribers only. £9.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.
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