Overview

• Fort Worth police said they received a call Tuesday about a person struck by a train and opened an investigation.
• Entertainment Weekly reported a medical examiner’s record stating Allen died at a hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.
• A family member told TMZ he was hit by a train and asked fans for privacy and prayers.
• Friends and colleagues in the dance community, including choreographer Emmanuel Hurd, posted tributes remembering him.
• Allen won SYTYCD Season 4 in 2008 and later appeared in Step Up 3D, the 2011 Footloose remake, and TV roles; public records also note a 2017 sentence following domestic-violence charges.