USA Postpones Tonight's Mr. Robot Finale Due to Similarities With Virginia Shootings

Episode will air next Wednesday, instead

Today's horrific shootings in Virginia, where a TV reporter and photographer were killed by a former colleague and another woman was wounded, have prompted USA to postpone tonight's season finale of Mr. Robot. 

"The previously filmed season finale of Mr. Robot contains a graphic scene similar in nature to today's tragic events in Virginia," the network said in a statement. "Out of respect to the victims, their families and colleagues, and our viewers, we are postponing tonight's episode.

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