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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.

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.

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.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  The teenager accused of shooting at a Socastee High School resource officer last September could go trial on attempted murder and other charges before the end of August.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  In a Conway courtroom Wednesday afternoon, Russell Long, the attorney for Christian Helms, 15, the former Socastee H.S. student accused of shooting at a school resource officer, withdrew his client's request for bond.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  The 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office says Christian Helms, the 15-year-old accused of shooting at a school resource officer, will appear in Judge Edward Cottingham's courtroom this afternoon.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  The 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office says Christian Helms, the 15-year-old accused of shooting at a school resource officer, will appear in Judge Edward Cottingham's courtroom Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  Lance Corporal Erik Karney, the school resource officer at Socastee High School, was wounded when police say a student pointed a gun at him and fired last September.

Friday, March 18, 2011  A family court judge ruled Friday that the charges against Christian Helms, 15, are so serious, they outweigh concerns about his age.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011  Testimony has ended in the hearing to determine if a Socastee High teen will be tried as an adult on charges he shot at an officer and brought pipe bombs to school.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  Classmates of the teenager accused of shooting at a school resource officer last September say they were shocked to find out their names were on the teen's list of people he wanted to kill. Police found the list in the teen's diary after he was arrested.