Relatives of Randy Woods, who was killed by his wife last year, are trying to put the tragedy behind them despite lingering questions over whether justice was served.

&uot;Randy’s gone, and I just hope he (doesn’t) cry from the grave that he needs justice,&uot; said Henry &uot;Doc&uot; Woods, Randy’s uncle.

On Monday in Adams County Circuit Court Katie Woods pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the March 1999 shooting death of her husband.

Judge Forest &uot;Al&uot; Johnson punished Katie Woods with a 10-year suspended sentence, five years probation and a $10,000 fine.

&uot;We are made to feel that we need to let peace abide,&uot; Henry Woods said. &uot;We are trying to put it behind us and leave it in God’s hands.&uot;

Although some reports indicate that Woods may have shot her husband twice out of self defense, some of Randy Woods’ family members are not sure.

&uot;It was the process involved around the shooting,&uot; Henry Woods said. &uot;Within itself, it leads a lot of things unanswered.&uot;

But even he admits some of the details the family acquired about the shooting are difficult to confirm.

&uot;We ran into a lot of hearsay and you can’t make positive decisions on hearsay,&uot; Henry Woods said.

The family was comforted by statements made by Adams&160;County Sheriff Tommy Ferrell in which he expressed frustration over the light sentence, Henry Woods said.

&uot;Even if it is manslaughter (Katie Woods) is not serving a day,&uot; Ferrell said Monday after the sentencing.

Only Katie Woods and her teenage daughter witnessed the shooting.

As the lone witness, the teenager could have been a major component of the case for each side, if the case had gone to trial.

&uot;I’m bound by what the girl said to some extent,&uot; said District Attorney Ronnie Harper. &uot;She’s my witness.&uot;

And the girl said the shooting was in self-defense, and this could have led to an acquittal if the case had gone to trial, Harper said.

By entering a plea, Katie Woods did not get to walk out of the courtroom thinking she did nothing wrong, Harper said.

According to reports filed immediately after the shooting, Katie Woods arrived at her residence at 29 Davis Court only shortly before her husband.

Harper said reports are conflicting over whether the couple began arguing over another woman or Randy Woods’ drug use.

Reports also say Katie got the .38 caliber pistol after Randy struck her across the face, and then she fired the gun after he hit her again.

The daughter told police Randy Woods may have tried to stab his wife with a knife, but no knife was recovered at the scene.

Katie Woods is believed to have fired the gun a second time while struggling over the gun with Randy.

The teenage daughter was struck in the leg by a stray bullet during the fight.

Randy Woods died of two gunshot wounds — one in the leg and one in the back. Harper said which wound was received first would be difficult to determine.

Deputies believe at least five shots were fired during the incident.