{"id":258439,"date":"2026-08-19T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/police-called-to-brian-hickerson-family-home-days-after-hayden-panettieres-death\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T18:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:00:11","slug":"police-called-to-brian-hickerson-family-home-days-after-hayden-panettieres-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/19\/police-called-to-brian-hickerson-family-home-days-after-hayden-panettieres-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Police called to Brian Hickerson family home days after Hayden Panettiere&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-08-19\" datetime=\"1787162411\" pubdate=\"\">19 August 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Police were called to a home belonging to a relative of Brian Hickerson on Wednesday (19.08.26), days after the death of his on\/off girlfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/hayden-panettiere\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,hayden-panettiere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hayden Panettiere<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Brian Hickerson was with Hayden Panettiere when she died<\/p>\n<p>The Heroes actress passed away at a property in South Carolina on Sunday (16.08.26) at the age of 36, and it subsequently emerged that the executive assistant  &#8211; who was previously jailed for domestic violence incidents involving the late star &#8211; and his brother, Zach Hickerson, were present during her final moments, despite the widespread belief they had split for good in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>And just a few days later, officers from the Greenville Police Department arrived at a property in the area at around 8:20am, knocking on several doors but left after a few minutes when there was no response, Page Six reported.<\/p>\n<p>A police spokesperson told People magazine:  &#8220;[Officers] responded to a call for a welfare check at a home belonging to Brian Hickerson\u2019s family on Wednesday morning. The call is unrelated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/hayden-panettiere\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,hayden-panettiere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hayden Panettiere<\/a> death investigation and did not require an incident report.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                      \t\t\t<!-- Dailymotion player (contact: Kutay.vardar@dailymotion.com) --><\/p>\n<p>Hayden was found &#8220;unresponsive&#8221; at around 1:50pm on Sunday, and according to the Greenville County Coroner&#8217;s Office, first responders and emergency medical personnel initiated &#8220;advanced cardiac life support&#8221; measures.<\/p>\n<p>\nTheir statement added: &#8220;However, resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and the individual was pronounced deceased at 2:32 pm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nNo official cause of death has yet been released, but dispatch audio that has been released showed discussions of &#8220;overdose&#8221; and &#8220;cardiac arrest&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\nAn insider has claimed that the Nashville star reconnected with Brian around two weeks before she died, and they had spent a week together in Los Angeles before heading out east.<\/p>\n<p>\nA source told Page Six: \u201cHe was supposed to leave, but somehow, they ended up on a flight to South Carolina, where he is from.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nBut the insider stressed that \u201cthings did not appear to be romantic\u201d between the pair.<\/p>\n<p>\nThey added: \u201cBrian would always find a way to work his way back into Hayden\u2019s life as \u2018a friend.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n<p>\nHayden&#8217;s close friends were said to have been &#8220;always concerned&#8221; about her relationship with Brian, who they saw as &#8220;bad news&#8221; and &#8220;a real jerk&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut one pal claimed Hayden &#8211; who had 11-year-old daughter Kaya with former partner Wladimir Klitschko &#8211; had kept their reconnection a secret.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnother source said: \u201cIf Brian was back in her life then it was something she was hiding because she wasn\u2019t speaking about it with many of her friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/police-called-brian-hickerson-family-home-days-after-hayden-panettieres-death-1449321.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19 August 2026 Police were called to a home belonging to a relative of Brian Hickerson on Wednesday (19.08.26), days after the death of his on\/off girlfriend Hayden Panettiere. 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