Overview
- Hayden Panettiere was found unconscious and declared dead at a Greenville, South Carolina, residence on Aug. 16 after emergency responders attempted resuscitation.
- The Greenville County coroner completed an autopsy on Aug. 17 that found no signs of trauma but said the cause and manner of death await toxicology and other laboratory tests.
- Police reports and media sources say emergency communications used the phrase "possible overdose," and that Narcan and prescription medications were reported at the scene.
- Sources obtained by ABC News report that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is collaborating with Greenville police on aspects of the investigation while the case remains open and no charges have been announced.
- Public attention centers on Brian Hickerson, who was at the residence and has a prior domestic-violence conviction and restraining order; authorities have not linked him to Panettiere’s death and the probe is ongoing.