even celebrities like justin bieber, ashton kutcher and miley cyrus have been victims of swatting in the past and swatters themselves are notoriously hard to pin down. >> these cases are difficult to investigate because they happen online. and these hackers oftentimes are very sophisticated about covering up their identity. >> reporter: now the mother of the innocent victim in that deadly prank is looking for answers. >> my son wouldn't have hurt anything, he said -- they did not give him a warning. >> reporter: now finch's mother says she wants the police officer who pulled the trigger charged. but first we are likely to see barriss extradited to kansas, possibly to face charges of second degree murder. now, what's so disturbing, george, law enforcement officials say hundreds of these swatting calls are made every year. >> unbelievably irresponsible. thanks very much. >>> we switch gears to the lottery jackpots climbing in the new year. powerball is still out there as well and now...