It could be that sleeper cells have been activated or that copy cat terrorists will bomb other soft targets.
^^This.
It's already been released they were either involved or sympathetic to the terrorist cause in their homeland as well as Syria. I do not believe for a minute that this was a isolated incident & these 2 were acting out alone. I'd be more inclined to believe they were indeed part of a cell who received orders to carry this out on. I would not be surprised to see him hit another target if he isn't picked up soon. The more time they don't have him located the more time he has to plan another attack & re-arm himself. Especially if he has ties to his cause spread out that will help hide him.
Honestly how often do you see a teenager commit a crime like this, get into a gun fight with Federal agents & escape only to still be at large? Usually they never make it this far. Which leads one to wonder did he have other contacts around the area he kept private & off social media & what not? Is someone hiding him? And if so how long before he hits again just to spite them? Also has he had training? There are now conflicting reports of how long the boys lived here & we know they came from a area where they could have been trained even as children for warfare.