Disturbing Details Emerge After Troubled ‘Nashville’ Star Found Dead

Caitlin Ochs New details have emerged after the tragic death of Nashville star Hayden Panettiere, who was found dead on Sunday at age 36.

According to TMZ , a friend found the actress in a South Carolina home.

Emergency services were called to check on an “unresponsive female” in “cardiac arrest,” the outlet has reported.

Officials at the scene reportedly discussed an “overdose,” according to dispatch audio obtained by People .

The Greenville County coroner will conduct an official autopsy on Monday to determine the official cause of death, but police say that there are no initial signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances.

Law enforcement officers said the friend called 911 around 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Greenville police officers and EMS workers then attempted to resuscitate the actress using “advanced cardiac life support” and chest compressions.

Panettiere was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m.

It is unclear who called emergency services to revive the actress and whether it was her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson.

The Greenville Police Department said an “acquaintance of Ms.

Panettiere” placed the 911 call, according to NBC Los Angeles .

Panettiere and Hickerson had flown from Los Angeles to South Carolina a day before her death.

Hickerson and the Scream actress dated “on and off” from 2018 to 2022, ABC 4 News reports.

Hickerson, a realtor, was arrested multiple times for abuse during the course of their relationship.