A friend of the gunman who unleashed the deadliest mass shooting in US history begged him not to kill people, according to letters made public for the first time.
Stephen Paddock, 64, opened fire from a Las Vegas hotel room into a crowd at a music festival on 1 October, 2017. Some 58 people were killed and more than 500 people injured. Two people died as a result of their injuries in the years following.
