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Zach Hickerson reportedly found Hayden Panettiere unresponsive while his brother, Brian Hickerson, was asleep in another room.<\/p>\n

Read more Hayden Panettiere recalled heartbreaking moment she signed over custody of daughter Kaya before death: I was \u2018gritting my teeth\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

According to TMZ, sources with \u201cdirect knowledge\u201d claimed that on Sunday afternoon, Hayden and Brian were inside an Airbnb rental in Greenville, South Carolina, when Zach entered and discovered the \u201cHeroes\u201d actress sitting in a chair in the living room.<\/p>\n

Police records stated that the brothers called 911. First responders attempted to revive Panettiere but were unsuccessful. She was pronounced dead at 2:32 p.m. She was 36.<\/p>\n

When a reporter for the Daily Mail approached Zach \u2014 who is a Nashville independent church founder \u2014 in South Carolina on Tuesday, he told the outlet, \u201cNo comment, bro, and with no offense to you and what you\u2019re trying to do, this is private property.\u201d <\/p>\n

Zach, who was reportedly clad in black, added, \u201cPlease respect our privacy. I\u2019m not going to answer anything that you ask me.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI would appreciate it if you wouldn\u2019t mind just leaving us alone. I know you\u2019re just doing your job.\u201d <\/p>\n

According to 911 audio previously obtained by Page Six, the\u00a0former child star\u00a0was\u00a0found dead\u00a0at a luxury apartment complex\u00a0in Greenville, South Carolina, after\u00a0an apparent \u201coverdose.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more Neutrogena\u2019s stock spirals after Hayden Panettiere\u2019s tragic death as fans vow to boycott: \u2018I will never buy again\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Her autopsy\u00a0stated that she had no \u201csigns of trauma\u201d at the time of her death, and Narcan \u2014 a medication used for it\u2019s reversal effects on an opioid overdose \u2014 was said to have been found at the scene. <\/p>\n

Brian \u2014 whom Panettiere had dated on and off for a number of years \u2014 handed over a \u201cbag of medication\u201d\u00a0she\u2019d been taking to reporting officer Matthew Bryan after she was declared dead at the scene on Sunday afternoon, per a police report obtained by Page Six. <\/p>\n

The former child star\u2019s family confirmed her death in a statement, with her father, Alan \u201cSkip\u201d Lee Panettiere, writing, \u201cIt is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her \u2014 and to the millions who watched her onscreen,\u201d the statement went on noting that the loss of Hayden was \u201cunimaginable\u201d to her inner circle. <\/p>\n

Hayden\u2019s estranged mother Lelsey Vogel, meanwhile, slammed her on-off boyfriend,\u00a0Brian Hickerson\u00a0\u2014 who was with Panettiere\u00a0at the time of her death\u00a0\u2014 in a scathing statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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