OAKLAND — The suspect in a 2025 homicide has been brought back to the Bay Area four months after he was arrested in Arizona, court records show.
Marvin Prudhomme, 31, faces murder and attempted murder charges in an April 4, 2025 shooting that killed 19-year-old Zion Greenwood of San Rafael and injured Greenwood’s father. Prudhomme was charged about a month after the shooting, but remained a fugitive until November, when he was arrested in Arizona.
After a months-long extradition process, Prudhomme had a March 6 court appearance scheduled in Alameda County, but refused to leave his jail cell, according to court records.
Greenwood was shot and killed in an apartment on the 1400 block of Filbert Street in West Oakland. His father was hospitalized with serious injuries but survived. Afterwards, Prudhomme allegedly expressed remorse over the shooting, telling the victim’s loved ones he was struggling for control over the weapon, didn’t mean to hurt Greenwood, and threatened self-harm over the guilt he felt, authorities said in court filings.
The evidence against Prudhomme also includes a statement by a witness who told police Prudhomme stashed the suspected murder weapon in a yard on the 1400 block of West Street, then returned and told a witness he shot someone and would get in “trouble” if police found the gun, according to court records. By that point, a resident had already found the gun and reported it, police said.
Prudhomme is set to enter a plea on April 2, records show.
Greenwood was described in an online fundraiser for his family as a “bright light in our lives — hardworking, deeply inquisitive, and full of love.” A memorial posting identifies him as a San Rafael resident. Bridge the Gap, a nonprofit tutoring service based in Marin County, posted to Facebook about Greenwood’s passing, describing him as “one of our beloved students” who was “full of potential.”