Hayden Panettiere had a welfare check from Los Angeles police officers one week before fatal drugs overdose
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies carried out a welfare check at Hayden Panettiere’s West Hollywood home on 9 August, a week before she died aged 36. A source said the call was made because people close to her were worried after she stopped answering her phone; her death was later ruled an accidental overdose involving fentanyl.
The report did not name Panettiere and said the woman at the address told deputies she had been ill and felt unwell. A source said Brian Hickerson, her on-again, off-again boyfriend, answered the door, and that Panettiere had told a friend Hickerson took her phone. The report also described two earlier calls to the home in 2025 concerning an unidentified man reportedly trying to enter or refusing to leave.
- Deputies checked on Panettiere a week before her death.
- People close to her were concerned when she stopped answering calls.
- Her death was ruled an accidental fentanyl overdose.
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Hayden Panettiere was an American television actress who died aged 36 in August 2026 from an accidental overdose involving fentanyl. Her death has drawn public attention because of her status as a recognisable performer.
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies conducted a welfare check at her West Hollywood home on 9 August, one week before her death. They were called by people concerned that she had stopped answering her telephone. When officers arrived, she told them she had been unwell; her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, was present at the home.
The welfare check reflected concerns from those around Panettiere about her wellbeing. It took place in the final week of her life.