Dashboard camera recordings and use-of-force reports generated in connection with the fatal police shooting of a man who led the officers on a high-speed chase through several northern New Jersey communities are public records subject to disclosure, the state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

In a unanimous ruling in a case lodged by a newspaper group, the court deemed the video and reports not exempt from disclosure under the state's Open Public Records Act.

The court did rule, however, that reports involving ongoing investigations and witness statements are exempt from OPRA and should remain confidential.