(Michigan City, IN) - Michigan City Police are beefing up efforts to stop a rise

in recent gun violence.

Police say additional teams are being put together to target illegal gun possession.

The latest act of gunplay involved a 28-year-old man being shot Monday night

at a home on Julianna Drive in the area of 600 West and E. Michigan Boulevard.

Police say cash, drugs, and guns were recovered from the residence.

The shooting victim’s injuries were not believed life-threatening, police said.

Other recent shootings included a 19-year-old man shot Sunday on Chicago St.

near Indiana State Prison.

Police say his injuries were also not viewed as life-threatening.

Further details on both of those shootings have not been released.