Lyft and Uber criticized for surge pricing after Brooklyn subway shooting

Lyft and Uber suspended surge pricing in the vicinity of a Brooklyn, New York neighborhood where at least 10 people were shot on a subway train after social media users posted screenshots showing the soaring cost to book rides on the rideshare services.

Both companies seemed to have had a marked price spike immediately following the attack. 

"People are scared, let them get out safety," one person wrote on Twitter, calling on Uber to suspend its practice of charging higher prices in periods of strong demand.