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Thursday, October 25, 2012  "Boys spit in his face," described Traci Helms when explaining the extent to her son's bullying. Events like that pushed her son to the edge, she said.

Friday, September 21, 2012  The mother of the student who shot at a school resource officer at Socastee High School two years ago today is thanking that officer for saving her son's life.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of a date that will always be remembered at Socastee High School.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  The school resource officer who 15-year-old Christian Helms shot at last September is talking for the first time since last week's sentencing.

Sunday, August 14, 2011  Counselor Christopher Galton, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Surfside Beach, is weighing in on the psychology behind two journals written by 15-year-old Christian Helms.

Friday, August 12, 2011  Friday, the Horry County Solicitor released evidence showing the 2010 Socastee High School shooter, Christian Helms, as a young man obsessed with taking vengeance on those who bullied him.

Friday, August 12, 2011  A student whose name appears on the hit list of Christian Helms is harshly critical of the six-year sentence Helms received this week.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  The 15-year-old Socastee High School student who fired a shot that narrowly missed a school resource officer and took pipe bombs to school last September, was sentenced to six years. A judge sentenced him to six years for attempted murder and five years for the bomb charges. But the five years are to run concurrent.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  The teenager who shot at a school resource officer last September will receive his sentence Wednesday.

Monday, August 08, 2011  A trial that was set to begin Monday for a teenager who shot at a school resource officer last year came to an abrupt conclusion.

Monday, August 08, 2011  Trial started Monday for a 15-year-old Socastee High student accused of shooting at the school resource officer and bringing bombs to school.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  Trial has been set for August 8 for the Socastee High student accused of shooting at the school resource officer and bringing bombs to school.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  Erik Karney, the Socastee High School resource officer who was wounded in a school shooting last September, was given the National Award of Valor by the National Association of School Resource Officers Tuesday night.

Thursday, June 02, 2011  The 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office says Christian Helms was indicted for Attempted Murder and three counts of Possession of Bomb.