Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide detectives investigate the fatal stabbing of Elena Moore, a 16-year-old girl inside her two-story home, pictured on the right, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 in Los Angeles. The Sheriff's department is seeking her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend Rory Murga, in the killing. (AP Photo/Amanda Lee Myers)
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PICO RIVERA, Calif. (AP) - The ex-boyfriend of a 16-year-old girl who died in front of her mother last week has been charged as an adult with murder in her stabbing death.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says Rory Murga was charged Wednesday in his ex-girlfriend's death.
Elena Moore was stabbed multiple times in her chest and back in her Pico Rivera home early Friday. She died in front of her mother after authorities say she repeatedly screamed Rory's name.
The sheriff's department says the pair dated for a year before Elena broke up with Rory. Two weeks later she was killed.
Rory is set to be arraigned Thursday. Prosecutors are asking for a $2 million bail.
He faces life in prison if convicted. It's unclear if he has an attorney.
In this undated photo released on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide detectives shows Rory Murga. The Sheriff's department is seeking Murga, a 17-year-old ex-boyfriend in the death of 16-year-old Elena Moore. She was brutally stabbed in her home on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, at 3:15 a.m. in the 9800 block of Shade Lane, Pico Rivera area of Los Angeles. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via AP )
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In this undated photo released on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide detectives shows Rory Murga. The Sheriff's department is seeking Murga, a 17-year-old ex-boyfriend in the death of 16-year-old Elena Moore. She was brutally stabbed in her home on Friday, August 12, 2016, at 3:15 a.m. in the 9800 block of Shade Lane, Pico Rivera area of Los Angeles. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via AP )
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