A missing 11-year-old girl has returned home, according to Pittsburgh police.

Ava Scott went missing on Thursday. She had last been seen around 2 p.m. when she walked away from Clayton Academy in the city’s Perry North neighborhood.

Police said around 8 a.m. Friday that Scott “has been located and is back home safe.”

Megan Tomasic is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Megan at 724-850-1203, mtomasic@tribweb.com or via Twitter @MeganTomasic.

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