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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]

References

^ Frazier, Steve Patrick, Francine (2021-01-22). "277 COVID-19 deaths in Florida reported Friday ties state record". WJXT. Retrieved 2024-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Tampa mayor issues outdoor mask order for SB". ESPN.com. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
^ AFP. "Colombian businessman Alex Saab extradited to US: Justice Department". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
^ Strickland, Ashley (2021-10-16). "NASA's Lucy mission has launched to explore never-before-seen asteroids". CNN. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
^ "Two FBI agents shot dead and three hurt during Florida raid". 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
^ Reports, From Staff. "Timeline: Events in the disappearance, death of Florida 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey". St. Augustine Record. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
^ Berlinger, Aditi Sangal,Meg Wagner,Melissa Macaya,Veronica Rocha,Fernando Alfonso III,Joshua (2021-06-24). "Partial building collapse near Miami: Live updates". CNN. Retrieved 2024-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Lemos, Eric Levenson,Leyla Santiago,Gregory (2021-10-20). "Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to murder charges and apologizes for Parkland high school massacre". CNN. Retrieved 2024-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "US judge dismisses most money-laundering charges against Maduro ally Saab". RFI. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[1] Frazier, Steve Patrick, Francine (2021-01-22). "277 COVID-19 deaths in Florida reported Friday ties state record". WJXT. Retrieved 2024-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] "Tampa mayor issues outdoor mask order for SB". ESPN.com. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[3] AFP. "Colombian businessman Alex Saab extradited to US: Justice Department". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[4] Strickland, Ashley (2021-10-16). "NASA's Lucy mission has launched to explore never-before-seen asteroids". CNN. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[5] "Two FBI agents shot dead and three hurt during Florida raid". 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[6] Reports, From Staff. "Timeline: Events in the disappearance, death of Florida 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey". St. Augustine Record. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

[7] Berlinger, Aditi Sangal,Meg Wagner,Melissa Macaya,Veronica Rocha,Fernando Alfonso III,Joshua (2021-06-24). "Partial building collapse near Miami: Live updates". CNN. Retrieved 2024-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[8] Lemos, Eric Levenson,Leyla Santiago,Gregory (2021-10-20). "Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to murder charges and apologizes for Parkland high school massacre". CNN. Retrieved 2024-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[9] "US judge dismisses most money-laundering charges against Maduro ally Saab". RFI. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2024-10-08.

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2021 in Florida

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