Hamilton County Reporter

On Tuesday, emergency personnel from the Noblesville Police Department, the Noblesville Fire Department and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of an injured person in the 100 block of North 8th Street.

According to police, Ryan Scott Herring, 21, fell while installing holiday decorations on a city light pole. Herring was a contract worker from Winterland Inc., the company hired to install decorations around the courthouse square.

According to the Noblesville Police Department, several sheriff deputies working security at the Judicial Center, as well as several citizens, immediately began providing aid to Herring until paramedics arrived.

Herring was transported to Riverview Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

A statement issued by the Noblesville Police Department on Wednesday indicated the investigation is ongoing and detectives are assisting the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office.