DEA Joins Investigation Into Hayden Panettiere’s Death

The Drug Enforcement Administration has joined the investigation into the death of Hayden Panettiere, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News on Sunday.

The actress, who was best known for her roles in Heroes, Nashville and the Scream franchise, died on Sunday at age 36 at an apartment complex in Greenville, South Carolina.

The Greenville County Coroner’s Office said that her cause and manner of death remain pending further investigation, and that there were no obvious signs of trauma. However, officials were reportedly heard discussing an “overdose” and “cardiac arrest” on the 911 call at the time of her death. A police report also said her on-again, off-again boyfriend Hickerson and his brother were at the scene when the actress was pronounced dead by authorities.

Panettiere had been open about her struggles with alcohol and opioid addiction, further detailing her experiences in her memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, released earlier this year.

The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to the DEA for more information, but did not hear back at the time of publication.

TMZ also reported that DEA agents will be assisting the parallel death investigations currently underway by the Greenville County Coroner’s Office and the Greenville Police Department, according to sources.

More to come.