Police began treating the attack as a terrorist incident at 10:00 pm, and activated the Structure de gestion policière contre le terrorisme (SGPCT) (Structure of police management against terrorism) protocol, a protocol for acts of terrorism in the region.
The injured were transported to different hospitals in Quebec City,[REF] such as the L'Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus and the Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval [REF].