Girl, 7, missing from Bridgeport grocery store found

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 7-year-old girl reported missing Thursday morning from a Mariano's grocery store in Bridgeport was safely reunited hours later with her mother, Chicago police said.

The family said the incident was a misunderstanding after a family friend left the store with the girl.

The girl's mother works at the store, located at 31st and Ashland Avenue, and brought her daughter to work.

At about 8:30 a.m., the girl was reported missing after the girl was seen on store surveillance video leaving with an unknown woman.