Police said the shooting happened in the 6900 block of South Lafayette Avenue, near the 69th Street CTA Red Line station, at about 5:30 p.m.
Two vehicles were traveling eastbound on 69th Street when someone inside a black Jeep opened fire on a green-colored Camero, police said. The 78-year-old man was caught in the crossfire, and suffered a gunshot wound to his back.
The victim was transported to University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
No one was in custody and Area One detectives are investigating.
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