Police in Los Angeles are searching for a muscular man who punched a woman to the ground outside a supermarket last weekend — and then wrestled away bystanders trying to stop him from fleeing.

The suspect and victim didn’t know each other but recognized each other from a disagreement earlier on Sunday, LAPD Sgt. John Marquez told the Los Angeles Times. They initially started arguing inside Windward Farms on Windward Avenue in Venice Beach, where a customer had to separate them.

Moments later, at about 7:30 p.m., as the woman is seen waiting for the man to leave, he walks past her as he exits the store — and then abruptly turns around, viciously punching her to the ground, surveillance video shows.

“She confronted him on his way out. He just turned around and punched her out,” Marquez told the Los Angeles Times. “She pretty much doesn’t remember.”

Witnesses immediately confront the man, including one who tries to subdue him with a headlock before jumping on his back. Other witnesses try to help, but the man is quickly able to break free and runs away from the scene.

Investigators have identified the man, who will face charges of suspicion of felony battery when arrested, the Los Angeles Times reports.

He was still being sought as of early Thursday, LAPD Officer Liliana Preciado confirmed to The Post.

NBCLosAngeles.com reports that surveillance footage from inside the market just before the assault shows the man and woman arguing furiously after she touches his shoulder.

Witnesses told the station they’ll be looking for the man to report him to authorities.

“Most definitely, I would like somebody like that off the streets,” customer Sinclair Gray told NBCLosAngeles.com. “Who’s to say what he’ll do next?”