Police report says Hayden Panettiere was with on-and-off boyfriend when she was found unresponsive

Actress Hayden Panettiere was found unresponsive in an apartment, and a police report described in a CBS News report says she was with her on-and-off boyfriend at the time, which helped frame what first responders encountered when they were called to the scene. The CBS News report identifies the man as Brian Hickerson, and says Hickerson and his brother, Zach, made the 911 call that brought police and emergency personnel to the apartment.

According to the CBS News report, the 911 call was placed by Brian Hickerson and his brother. The report states that their call led first responders to the apartment where Panettiere was found unresponsive, and that the police report characterizes the relationship context between Panettiere and Hickerson around the time she was discovered.

The CBS News report further says the police report indicates Panettiere was with Hickerson, an on-and-off boyfriend, during the period leading up to the response. It also ties the emergency call to the Hickerson brothers, placing them at the center of the initial actions taken immediately after Panettiere was found unresponsive.

The CBS News coverage does not, in the description of the report, provide details about what Hickerson told responders beyond the fact that their 911 call brought first responders to the apartment. It also does not specify in the supplied summary what investigators said about the circumstances that preceded the discovery or what conclusions, if any, had been reached at the time the police report information was discussed.

Because the reporting is based on a police report, the matter remains subject to the scope and limitations of that record, including what investigators have confirmed and what remains contested or unresolved. The next steps in such cases typically depend on the contents of the police report, any coroner or medical findings, and whether prosecutors or investigators bring additional charges or close the investigation.

Panettiere, whose career has included major work in film and television, has drawn public attention since her death. The CBS News report adds to the public record by detailing the relationship context and who placed the emergency call that brought responders to the apartment where she was found unresponsive.

As of the CBS News publication date, the report’s account based on the police report is the most directly cited information in the public domain here about the immediate timeline and the identities of the people who called 911. Further developments would depend on additional filings, official investigative updates, or court records that elaborate on the facts referenced in the police report.