KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The family of John Anderton, who was shot and killed by a Kansas City, Kansas police officer nearly two years ago, has filed a federal lawsuit against the officer, the Unified Government and police chief. The shooting happened on Feb. 3, 2023 near North 52nd Street and Georgia Avenue. Kansas City man’s sentence suspended in ‘accidental’ fatal shooting Officials said Anderton, 50, was on a bike leaving the scene of a double-overdose after paramedics arrived. No one died as a result of those overdoses. Anderton made it about a half mile away before some sort of interaction with a KCK police officer. Six months after the shooting, Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree ruled that the deadly shooting was justified, saying Anderton was reaching inside his waistline for a gun a the time the officer fired his gun. Download the FOX4 News app on iPhone and Android The lawsuit alleges excessive force was used in the shooting. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department tells FOX4 they are unable to comment on the pending litigation.