2021 in Florida

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The following is a list of events of the year 2021 in Florida .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Ron DeSantis (R)

Events

• Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Florida
• January 22 – Florida reports 277 COVID-19 related deaths in 24 hours, tying their previous state record set in August of last year. ^[1]
• January 28 – Tampa Mayor Jane Castor issues an outdoor mask mandate for the city during Super Bowl LV. ^[2]
• October 16 –
  • Colombian businessman Alex Saab is extradited to the United States from Cape Verde ahead of an initial court appearance in Florida on October 18 over his alleged money laundering for the Venezuelan government. ^[3]
  • Lucy, a NASA spacecraft that will visit Jupiter's trojan asteroids in twelve years, launches at 05:34 EDT from Cape Canaveral. ^[4]
• February 2 – 2021 Sunrise, Florida shootout: Two FBI agents are killed and three others are wounded during a shootout in Sunrise, while serving an arrest warrant. The gunman is later found dead. This is the deadliest incident involving FBI agents since 1986. ^[5]
• May 9 – Murder of Tristyn Bailey ^[6]
• June 24 – Surfside condominium collapse ^[7]
• October 20 – Stoneman Douglas High School shooting: Nikolas Jacob Cruz, who is accused of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, pleads guilty on all 34 charges. ^[8]
• November 1 – United States federal judge Robert N. Scola Jr. of the Southern District of Florida dismisses seven of eight charges of money laundering against Colombian businessman Alex Saab, who is accused of moving $350 million out of Venezuela into accounts controlled in the U.S. and other countries. ^[9]

See also

• 2021 in the United States

References

1. Frazier, Steve Patrick, Francine (January 22, 2021). "277 COVID-19 deaths in Florida reported Friday ties state record". WJXT. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
2. "Tampa mayor issues outdoor mask order for SB". ESPN.com. January 28, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
3. AFP. "Colombian businessman Alex Saab extradited to US: Justice Department". Deccan Herald. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
4. Strickland, Ashley (October 16, 2021). "NASA's Lucy mission has launched to explore never-before-seen asteroids". CNN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
5. "Two FBI agents shot dead and three hurt during Florida raid". February 2, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
6. Staff Reports. "Timeline: Events in the disappearance, death of Florida 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey". St. Augustine Record. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
7. Berlinger, Aditi Sangal,Meg Wagner,Melissa Macaya,Veronica Rocha,Fernando Alfonso III,Joshua (June 24, 2021). "Partial building collapse near Miami: Live updates". CNN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
8. Lemos, Eric Levenson,Leyla Santiago,Gregory (October 20, 2021). "Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to murder charges and apologizes for Parkland high school massacre". CNN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
9. "US judge dismisses most money-laundering charges against Maduro ally Saab". RFI. November 1, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2024.