Overview

• Allen’s family confirmed his death to TMZ and asked for privacy and prayers, declining to provide additional details initially.
• Family members later told outlets he was struck by a train and taken to a hospital, where he died on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
• The Fort Worth Police Department said it received a call about a person hit by a train and opened an investigation but could not immediately confirm the victim’s identity.
• Entertainment Weekly reported he died at a Fort Worth hospital, and coverage notes conflicting reports on the date of death between Sept. 29 and Sept. 30.
• Allen won SYTYCD Season 4 in 2008 over Stephen “tWitch” Boss, worked in projects like Step Up 3D and Footloose, drew tributes from colleagues, and previously served a 2017 sentence after a domestic-violence case.