Since the September 2nd episode has been leaked (shown in clips in another thread) and it shows Sami coming upon EJ passed out with a gun in his hand. She picks up the gun, aims and shoots. Then she sees EJ laying there wiht blood running down the side of his face.
That part seems to be shot in a dream/fantasy type way but it’s hard to tell since the entire episode looks like it’s a recording of a TV screen.
I’m thinking Sami came upon him and he wasn’t passed out but had shot himself or someone else had already found him.