 The war resulted in the bombings of many establishments and murders on both sides.It claimed more than 150 lives, including some innocent bystanders such as Daniel Desrochers, an 11-year-old boy who was fatally injured by shrapnel as he was playing near a jeep that was blown up.The "guerre des motards" is largely considered to have begun with the murder in Montreal of the drug dealer Maurice Lavoie on 19 October 1994 who was gunned down in his car; his girlfriend was wounded.