Zoom screenshot Isaiah Strieter appears in 97th District Court for a hearing Wednesday. Strieter, who is accused of killing his mother in January, will undergo a forensic examination for competency and criminal responsibility.

HOUGHTON — The Hancock man accused of murdering his mother in January will undergo a forensic examination for competency and criminal responsibility.

Isaiah Strieter, 18, waived the preliminary hearing that had been scheduled to take place in 97th District Court Wednesday.

His attorney, David Gemignani, made the motion for forensic examination after having extensive conversations with Strieter and reviewing his counseling records and school records, he said.

There was no date set for Strieter’s next hearing.

Strieter allegedly shot Ashlee Harvey, 38, with a 9mm pistol at a home on Quincy Street in Franklin Township in January. Officers found Harvey’s body at the scene after responding to reports of gunfire. Strieter was arrested hours later.

Strieter is charged with open homicide, a felony punishable by life in prison, and possessing a firearm while committing a felony, a two-year felony.