A 17-year-old boy was hit in the head with a handgun Sunday in DeBary, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.

The arrest affidavit read, "(Chance) grabbed (the teen) from behind and began choking him. During the assault, the suspect also struck (the 17-year-old) in the head multiple times with a black firearm."

Deputies responded to a disturbance at 7:45 p.m. at a park on Lazio Circle and Kalin Street.

The victim was reportedly with a 17-year-old girl when a man and two women approached them.

Deputies said the man is the one who reportedly hit the teen. He was treated for a laceration to the head.

Marquevis W. Chance, 39, was arrested on two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, and two counts of armed robbery, VSO said.

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