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ASPEN HILL, MD - OCTOBER 22: A school bus departs Strathmore Elementry School October 22, 2002 in Aspen Hill, Maryland. Strathmore is less than a mile from where commuter bus driver Conrad Johnson, a 35-year-old father of two, was shot and killed as he stood at the top step of his bus early this morning. Montogmery County Schools are in a Code Blue lockdown mode, with a ban on all outdoor activities. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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