 Stanfa hoped he would be able to keep tabs on the Merlino crew and make it easier to kill them if necessary.While this act of diplomacy temporarily ended the violence, by 1993 an all-out war broke out between Stanfa and Merlino.On August 5, 1993, Merlino survived a drive-by shooting assassination attempt by two Stanfa gunmen, taking four bullets in the leg and buttocks, while Ciancaglini was shot in the chest and died.