YOUNGSTOWN - Mikaylah Gray was 16 years old when her younger brother, Logan Taylor, died after being fatally shot in the head at a home on East Lucius Avenue in Youngstown in November 2023.

The person who killed him, Masiahs Gentry, was only 13 at the time. Now, at 15, he is serving a three-and-a-half-year sentence in a juvenile corrections facility in Ohio.

Gray, now 18 years old, feels Gentry's punishment does not fit the crime, which motivated her to petition for changes to Ohio laws.

In Ohio, children who are under 14 years old cannot be prosecuted as adults. Gray has been working to change that with "Logan's Law," which aims to make sentences tougher for minors who commit fatal shootings.

"I'm looking to change juvenile court into adult court, but juveniles will be sent to juvenile detention to finish their juvenile years, and then they'll go to adult prison to finish the rest of their sentence," Gray said. "I think that having a jury in a court is so important. Having somebody outside looking in is very, very important to a case."

Since March 2024, Gray's efforts have been gaining significant attention. One of her viral TikTok posts has reached over 60,000 people, and her petition on Change.org has garnered more than 1,000 signatures. Additionally, she has been actively reaching out to state lawmakers.

"I don't know exactly when they'll get back to me, but I'm hoping it's soon, because this law is going to take a very long time to pass, and if it takes five years, then that's okay." Gray said.

So far, no legislation has been introduced, but Gray said she is determined to continue raising awareness and fighting until someone listens.